Re: OT: the natural philosopher misses the point
From: Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex_at_attglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 09:31:54 -0500
Message-ID: <o89lp4$hao$1_at_jstuckle.eternal-september.org>
>
> I never dreamed that some day I would defend TNP, but he is at least partly
> right: the OP removed anything in his quote about *what* he wanted help
> with. So TNP (and anybody else who didn't follow the thread from the start)
> would resort to the thread topic. And then notice that the answer has
> nothing to do with the topic.
>
> Actually the whole thread has nothing to do with the topic. The OP seems to
> be very stupid (he has proven that in previous threads too). For that reason
> I didn't waste any time with answering him.
>
> For the reference - here is the full thread:
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.databases.mysql/tztl0JJFrGg
>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 09:31:54 -0500
Message-ID: <o89lp4$hao$1_at_jstuckle.eternal-september.org>
On 2/18/2017 7:23 AM, Axel Schwenke wrote:
> On 18.02.2017 10:40, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> On 02/18/17 09:39, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> On 17/02/17 18:49, J.O. Aho wrote: >>>> On 02/17/17 07:55, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> >>>>> A staggering example of the right answer to an entirely different >>>>> question???? >>>> >>> My contribution is to point out that the supplied solution was of >>> zero value to the poster, since it was not an answer to the question he >>> posed. >>> >> It was a reply to his follow up question, but I guess you missed that
>
> I never dreamed that some day I would defend TNP, but he is at least partly
> right: the OP removed anything in his quote about *what* he wanted help
> with. So TNP (and anybody else who didn't follow the thread from the start)
> would resort to the thread topic. And then notice that the answer has
> nothing to do with the topic.
>
> Actually the whole thread has nothing to do with the topic. The OP seems to
> be very stupid (he has proven that in previous threads too). For that reason
> I didn't waste any time with answering him.
>
> For the reference - here is the full thread:
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.databases.mysql/tztl0JJFrGg
>
We can see the entire thread. And the answer was the solution to the problem. The question was bad.
[Quoted] How would you respond to someone who asks "How do I drive 500 miles with a flat tire?"
When you get a bad question, it is better to provide the correct solution than give a bad answer.
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