Re: To the moderator

sysdev_at_adpsystems.mb.ca wrote:
>
> To the C moderator, and the Oracle moderator.

comp.lang.c does not have a moderator, but it does have:

• an anti grumpiness police: me
• a pro grumpiness police (where it's due): firewind
• a lot of knowledgable and devoted C gurus that will be sure to tell you if you stray from the standard

> I have noticed that my post concerning makefiles
> has been removed. This is actually an interdisciplined
> question, between C, Unix, and Oracle. I posted to
> all these newsgroups.

Hmmm, sounds strange. Since c.l.c is unmoderated, postings rarely tend to disappear. They get ignored or flamed, but not removed. Are you sure that you checked this group regularely and that it is not the fault of internet latency or your ISP ?

> I do realize that this is not a pure C, Oracle,
> or Unix question, but it is relevant to each.

Or none, depending on how you look at it. This group (ie. comp.lang.c) mainly deals with standard C and tends to discourage questions that are only related.

> You can't do any embedded SQL in C, on Unix, without a makefile.

You can't do it in standard C at all, but you should better be careful with absolutes in large contexts. What if some Unix expert digs out a way to do it without a makefile ? For Unix realted programming questions you might ask in:
  news:comp.unix.programmer

> So, I would like to ask that in the future,
> my postings be left online.

This is a valid request for unmoderated groups. For the moderated ones you will have to read the charta of the group very carefully to determine what is on or off topic. But AFAIK, if a posting is rejected or removed, the moderator is reqired to inform you about the action and the reason.

Stephan
(initiator of the campaign against grumpiness in c.l.c) Received on Fri Apr 24 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT