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Well he does live in India where they have that condom problem...
I know I'd be pissed off if I couldn't find a condom small enough to be of any real use... Silver lining: I think a company that makes zip-ties could really get a stranglehold on the "over-large" condom market there.
Ooops. Since I said "condom", does this thread need to be moved to the soapbox?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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No comment!
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Well he does live in India
Or is a comment on that, what you wanted?
If yes: Than it's really for the soapbox, where sombody can tell you that its not politicaly correct. (Not me)
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How about clueless people that don't do their own homework, and believe that everyone should do their homework for them.
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You get the right to make your request extra high priority when you're paying for support. Noone here is being paid, we're all giving of our free time. I mentally file anything marked that was as something to consider answering a day or three later if I'm bored and it only garners sarcastic responses. Judging by other peoples responses (or lack there of) the only thing less likely to get a quick accurate response is obvious homework/malware creation questions.
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Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.
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I agree this message belongs in the Lounge, not in the programming area.
As far as the message itself:
Of course they have every right to do so. Others also have the right (and should) ignore those posts, since they are usually kids who didn't do their homework in a timely manner.
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chravisankar wrote: even if some one is in hurry or wants answer instantaneously,there is no harm
No harm in asking. No one is going to kick you or punch you in the face.
chravisankar wrote: it is his need
But does he deserve it? Needs are not automatically met, otherwise there would be no starving children in Africa.
chravisankar wrote: if he has time why would he ask in a forum.
Most people post because they (1) Don't know enough about the technology to get the right answer out of google, (2) Are too lazy to use google (3) Are trying to get someone to do their homework for them (4) ....
Asking in a forum is not guarantee of an answer, let alone a fast one.
chravisankar wrote: he has every right to ask for an urgent response
Yes, there is freedom of speech, and with those freedoms come the right to ask for what every you want. For example: I want a luxury penthouse apartment with a view of the river. Will you give it to me? It is urgent!
chravisankar wrote: nobody will ask urgent unless it is really so
Only because of a severe lack of planning. Most of the time I see "urgent" posts it is because the person didn't plan what they were doing.
I'm about to embark on some ASP.NET development work involving Master and Content pages in ASP.NET 2.0. I've done ASP.NET before, but this is my first ASP.NET 2.0 project. I am therefore researching what I can and cannot do with this new technology. That way I don't end up making stupid assumptions and code myself into a corner which then requires "urgent" assistance to get out of again.
chravisankar wrote: there is no question of decreasing the willingness to answer.
Actually, there is. When I see someone posting "urgent" or similar I often ignore it at first. My experience is that those posts are usually incoherent as well. They don't provide enough information and when they do you can see they've coded themselves into a corner and can't get out without destroying a lot of the work they have done already. I hate clearing up other people's messes and it means that I, personally, am less likely to respond. I'd imagine that there are other people like me also.
So, in summary, please do not mark posts as urgent because I, and others, will be more likely to ignore them.
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: nobody will ask urgent unless it is really so
BWAAAHAHAAAHAAAHAAA Yeah, right.
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ednrgc wrote: Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
nobody will ask urgent unless it is really so
I never wrote that - chravisankar wrote that.
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: For example: I want a luxury penthouse apartment with a view of the river. Will you give it to me? It is urgent!
I have one for you. Penthouse apartment, beautiful view[^]
It's multi-room, semi-southern exposure, built in ladder to the loft (ladder doesn't need maintenance as it is carved stone). Loft has a view of the lake too. It's a six bedroom, and a larger room for entertaining or various ceremonies you might need (kids graduation, celebrating sports win, corn's tall this year, etc.). It's a bit dated, so I can give it to you real cheap. 
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Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau.
Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Nice location 
If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa
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chravisankar wrote: nobody will ask urgent unless it is really so
Well, that's not quite true now is it? People will sometimes put urgent in the title just to make it look more important than it is. Also, as others have testified here, this is often down to poor planning on the part of the person asking it.
Look - as a simple rule of thumb. If it's urgent to you, try and at least google it before hand. Try variations of terms in google to see if you can get an answer. I've lost count of the number of times somebody has posted a question here, when google turns up relevant answers straight away. Note - if it is apparent that you haven't even tried to google it, you are either going to get a sarcastic answer, or you are going to be told to google for the answer.
A lot of the people on this site are professional programmers who give their time freely to help others. We enjoy helping others, but we don't like having our time wasted. We will help you if you get stuck, but you must at least try to help yourself first.
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Did you know that it's common practice to put at least one space after most forms of punctuation?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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What's your point? Did you miss a homework assingment because no one would respond to your URGENT need? Move it to the SB or lounge (as Colin did)
only two letters away from being an asset
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Mark Nischalke wrote: no one would respond to your URGENT need
I had an urgent need last night, but I made it to the bathroom before it transitioned to a full-on emergency.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Next time, do your homework in a timely fashion, and earn your grade.
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One more thing to add. While I'm not, a number of people here are consultants, and if you really truely need urgent assistance, you may be able to buy it from them for their standard hourly rate.
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chravisankar wrote: even if some one is in hurry or wants answer instantaneously,there is no harm.it is his need.if he has time why would he ask in a forum.he has every right to ask for an urgent response.nobody will ask urgent unless it is really so.there is no question of decreasing the willingness to answer.
And I have every right to give a slow, delayed response to "urgent." Not everyone on this site is going to quickly drop what they are doing and help just because you have an "urgent" need.
Some people have a memory and an attention span, you should try them out one day. - Jeremy Falcon
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i have poasted this because, i have seen in one of the posts here,some one has asked a question and people instead of answering him asked him not to put such posts.
i have not asked anyone "urgent".People who abused me in filthy language,do not throw your words,it will ultimately harm you one day.i am a proud indian.people who abuse india abuse their own motherland and parents.
"Change is the only constant thing in life
Either or survive or get extinct"
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chravisankar wrote: i have poasted this because, i have seen in one of the posts here,some one has asked a question and people instead of answering him asked him not to put such posts.
Fair enough - now you know in detail why posts such as that are not really welcomed.
chravisankar wrote: People who abused me in filthy language,do not throw your words,it will ultimately harm you one day.
Who used filthy language? What did they say?
chravisankar wrote: i am a proud indian.people who abuse india abuse their own motherland and parents.
Sorry, I just don't understand that at all. What has your race got to do with the points being made in this thread?
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