[Scilab-users] Function

[Claus Futtrup]

Hi Christophe, et al.

Sarcasm can create an unpleasant atmosphere, which is generally not 
desirable in a forum. Just ot be clear, I don't see any sarcasm in my 
own response. If you see it otherwise, please explain.

When it comes to my points, please bear in mind that I did find the 
question by Peter Q highly suspicious. I think that very simple 
questions needs to be turned over and studied further. Also please be 
aware that if young people show up and need answers, it could interfere 
with educational programs. Therefore skepticism may be just right under 
certain circumstances.

An approach for helpers in the forum could be, that if a question is 
very simple, consider asking questions, like for example "what is the 
general purpose?" - and/or - "can you explain more about the problem 
you're trying to solve?"

I appreciate Samuels reply in that the answer may not be so simple, if 
the space is not a simple cartesian space. This was also part of the 
thoughts underlying my response. I was thinking, "where's the catch?"

I do think that the forum members should be concerned with interfering 
with educational programs (like classes in school).

Best regards,
Claus

On 30-09-2015 10:18, Dang, Christophe wrote:
> Hello,
>
>> De : users [mailto:users-bounces at lists.scilab.org] De la part de Peter Q.
>> Envoyé : mardi 29 septembre 2015 21:34
>>
>> Thanks guys for answer.
> You're welcome.
>
> I personally think that we should sometimes simply answer elementary questions without sarcasm, as it is good news: the popularity of Scilab increases and people start using it without being senior calculators (this is also for myself, as I confess I have been myself sometimes sarcastic).
>
> If we suspect some lazy student, maybe we could discuss to have a common and adapted answer, such as asking first for the formulas before helping coding it.
>
> Regards
>
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> Christophe Dang Ngoc Chan
> Mechanical calculation engineer
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