[META] unanswered questions

[S.Tobias]

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them? Ask them again in csc?

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[Lawrence Kirby]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:53:05 +0000, S.Tobias wrote:

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them? Ask them again in csc?

I looked back and saw one about defect reports and such. Looks
like an excellent candidate for c.s.c.

Lawrence

[Merrill & Michele]

"Lawrence Kirby" <lk****@netacti ve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:pa******** *************** *****@netactive .co.uk...

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:53:05 +0000, S.Tobias wrote:

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them? Ask them again in csc?

I looked back and saw one about defect reports and such. Looks
like an excellent candidate for c.s.c.

My questions are unusual, but since your book's buried in my stacks, I
think, you'll find me engaging. Q) What's csc? MPJ

[Jens.Toerring]

Merrill & Michele <be********@com cast.net> wrote:

"Lawrence Kirby" <lk****@netacti ve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:pa******** *************** *****@netactive .co.uk...

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:53:05 +0000, S.Tobias wrote:

> In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
> and I got not a single reply to either. What should
> I do next? Re-post them? Ask them again in csc?
I looked back and saw one about defect reports and such. Looks
like an excellent candidate for c.s.c.

My questions are unusual, but since your book's buried in my stacks, I
think, you'll find me engaging. Q) What's csc? MPJ

comp.std.c, a group for discussions about the C standards (i.e. not
just on how to apply it, but the rationale, omissions, contradictions,
how to improve it etc.). If you thought the language lawyers were here
in clc just head over and have a look;-)

Regards, Jens
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[Merrill & Michele]

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Merrill & Michele <be********@com cast.net> wrote:

"Lawrence Kirby" <lk****@netacti ve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:pa******** *************** *****@netactive .co.uk...

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:53:05 +0000, S.Tobias wrote:

> In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
> and I got not a single reply to either. What should
> I do next? Re-post them? Ask them again in csc?

I looked back and saw one about defect reports and such. Looks
like an excellent candidate for c.s.c.

My questions are unusual, but since your book's buried in my stacks, I
think, you'll find me engaging. Q) What's csc? MPJ

comp.std.c, a group for discussions about the C standards (i.e. not
just on how to apply it, but the rationale, omissions, contradictions,
how to improve it etc.). If you thought the language lawyers were here
in clc just head over and have a look;-)

Regards, Jens

Soll es etwa woanders in Brauchnetz das Intelligente existieren? jens
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"Arnout Alex Krijn van der Heide, beauftragt ...." MPJ 1987

[Dan Pop]

In <2v************ *@uni-berlin.de> "S.Tobias" <sN*******@amu. edu.pl> writes:

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them?
If they passed unanswered it is because either no one knew the answer or
no one found them interesting enough to be worth his time. There is
little point in reposting them.
Ask them again in csc?

Yes, if they are topical for that newsgroup. Otherwise, try clcm.

Dan
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Dan Pop
DESY Zeuthen, RZ group
Email: Da*****@ifh.de
Currently looking for a job in the European Union

[S.Tobias]

Dan Pop <Da*****@cern.c h> wrote:

In <2v************ *@uni-berlin.de> "S.Tobias" <sN*******@amu. edu.pl> writes:

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them? If they passed unanswered it is because either no one knew the answer or
no one found them interesting enough to be worth his time. There is
little point in reposting them.
Someone who might know the answer might have missed my question then or
might have been too busy; new people start to appear in the newsgroup
who might be able to answer; I might have been fuzzy and may want
to clarify my question this time. I think these are all valid reasons.
Ask them again in csc?

Yes, if they are topical for that newsgroup.
How to tell? Sometimes I see questions and answers in csc that I would
qualify for clc (I don't mean obvious mis-addressings). Could it be
that more difficult questions are asked in csc? In that case I'd rather
like to be told to ask there rather than to judge myself (I have been
told so before). OTOH sometimes I see people from csc answer in clc,
so they must be reading it too.
Otherwise, try clcm.

What's the difference? I see same regulars in both groups.
I miss the reason why both groups exist.

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[S.Tobias]

Lawrence Kirby <lk****@netacti ve.co.uk> wrote:

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:53:05 +0000, S.Tobias wrote:

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them? Ask them again in csc?

(The first one was "accessing comon initial sequence in union" and
I asked it in mid-August.)
I looked back and saw one about defect reports and such. Looks
like an excellent candidate for c.s.c.

(This was "access union member via ptr", asked recently.)

Thanks for encouragement, but then I don't understand why? My question
was not about the Standard, or new features, or even its clarification.
I asked about how certain people infered from the Std that some code
was invalid (and gave my opposite reasons); I thought it was more a
C question. The fact that "certain people" were the Commitee, and my
question concerned a DR (note that I didn't refer to its main issue),
should not change the topic of the post.
Although perhaps I didn't express myself clearly, I hoped to receive
some general directions how to behave. Some more reasons and thoughts
I put in my reply to Dan Pop.

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Stan Tobias
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[Mark McIntyre]

On 18 Nov 2004 10:07:15 GMT, in comp.lang.c , "S.Tobias"
<sN*******@amu. edu.pl> wrote:

Dan Pop <Da*****@cern.c h> wrote:

In <2v************ *@uni-berlin.de> "S.Tobias" <sN*******@amu. edu.pl> writes:

>In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
>and I got not a single reply to either. What should
>I do next? Re-post them?

If they passed unanswered it is because either no one knew the answer or
no one found them interesting enough to be worth his time. There is
little point in reposting them.

Someone who might know the answer might have missed my question then or
might have been too busy; new people start to appear in the newsgroup
who might be able to answer; I might have been fuzzy and may want
to clarify my question this time. I think these are all valid reasons.

Its worth posting a couple of times, with a reasonable wait eg weeks
between them. If you get no responses after 2 or 3 goes, then probably
nobody can /wants to answer. As long as you don't repost 20 mins after the
first posting....

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Mark McIntyre
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CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt >

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[Alan Balmer]

On 17 Nov 2004 14:03:20 GMT, Da*****@cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:

In <2v************ *@uni-berlin.de> "S.Tobias" <sN*******@amu. edu.pl> writes:

In the past weeks I asked two questions concerning unions,
and I got not a single reply to either. What should
I do next? Re-post them?
If they passed unanswered it is because either no one knew the answer or
no one found them interesting enough to be worth his time. There is
little point in reposting them.

I disagree. Second postings, marked as such, often draw answers when
the first attempt didn't. It may be because some who didn't feel that
they could provide a definitive answer do have worthwhile information,
but don't jump in until it's clear that no one else will do better.

Ask them again in csc?

Yes, if they are topical for that newsgroup. Otherwise, try clcm.

Dan

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Al Balmer
Balmer Consulting
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