On Thu, 23 Jan 1997, Derek L. Karnes wrote: > Ron Hensley wrote: > > Once you know for certain that what you are posting is bug free and not > > going to crash peoples muds due to typos from hastilly posting parts of > > the code, then post the whole thing as a zip file to the FTP site. > > > > Just a suggestion to keep down the problems people may encounter > > Hrmm, I sort of disagree.. I would say this is a great place to post buggy > code. That's one of the main purposes of this list. > -D Well, yes, but before you post code that you claim is a fix for a problem, it's a good idea to give it the once-over to be sure it works, is the point the original poster was trying to make, I think. Sure, posting buggy code and asking for help is, indeed, one of the main points of the list, but that's a different thing. :) The code in question wasn't posted asking for help, but as an example of how to fix a problem, which is a whole different sack of potatoes. By the way, I never even looked at the code that was posted, as it didn't interest me, so it might even be fine and bug-free. *shrug* Wondering if he really should have posted this, Or just kept his mouth shut and waited for the other replies, Ray +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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