Re: Lua scripting challenge

[Tim Hill <drtimhill@...>]

> On Jun 23, 2019, at 9:29 AM, szbnwer@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> hi guys! :)
> 
> while u guys r trying to teach ppl to behave The Right Way™ related to
> forums, i do the same for being a human being. most likely he just
> took the wrong words, maybe in the hope that he will get one more
> answer than none, but he wasnt rude with anyone, and also, it just
> cant be expected from everyone to live in the cyberspace and act the
> same way as the native cyberkids would do it by following the
> unwritten code... a good advice for u guys is to ignore things when u
> foresee that u wouldnt b kind and constructive, and plzzz, just play
> kind with each others! :)
> 
> 
> i wish all the bests to all of u! like really!! :)
> 

First, I put a question mark at the end of my remark, which should have made it clear I was *speculating* that the post was not all it appeared to be. However, regardless of etiquette, “The Right Way” it seems to me is to be HONEST. It seems unlikely to me that the poster was truly issuing a programming challenge, and that there appeared to be some ulterior motive (homework, interview question .. who knows?) for the post.

I’m more than happy to help someone who says “I have a tricky assignment…” etc, and have done so many many times. But I’m not happy about someone who uses subterfuge. I dont KNOW it was subterfuge, but it certainly LOOKED like it, hence my speculative post. If the OP wishes to state that is WAS a challenge and I was mistaken I will be happy to apologize. But for now I stand by my original post.

—Tim