> > But what the hey guys (and gals), number one seems the
> > highest probability
> > so lets go for that boots and all shall we?
> > If it's right (as it probably is) we'll certainly put
> > (presumably) him in
> > his place, won't we. If it's wrong we'll probably scare him
> > off on the first
> > encounter and won't need to be bothered anyway. Lets do it!
>
> Russel, you might have noted that beside informing the guy that what he
> posted sounds all too much like a student looking for an last-day
> all-in-one solution for his assignment

It does indeed

>(which is a stupid thing to do,
> as recent history shows this way of asking is not likely to get a
> usefull response,

Sure is :-)

> so that part of my response *is* to the point and
> usefull for the receiver if he ever wants to try a question again), I
> also put him (a little bit) in the right direction, so if he just wants
> a good hint, he might

Yes. I noticed - that was why I added the PS: at the end of my message.
I said

>>PS:
>>
>> That said, magic sine and analogue filtering are an excellent suggestion
for
>> the problem as proposed. It seems a little improbable that this is in
fact
>> the true & complete problem though as a 555 or 4040 or ... and a better
>> filter would do as well for that. Methinks some extra specification and
>> client feedback is required.

Yours was one of the more helpful messages as it gave a near ideal solution.
(I also suggested it in a private post to him)(great minds think alike
:-) ).

I wasn't meaning to complain about you specifically or only, it just
happened that that was the N'th post I had seen and it triggered me off -
more a general comment on our response to some of the more APPARENTLY lazy
and unwilling to help themselves.

        By all means we should encourage the lazy and unthinking
        to be industrious and curious

BUT we should also be careful about not scaring off those who simply cannot
commicate well.

I've noticed that the most apparently demanding messages are also often the
shortest and phrased in less than perfect English. One could conclude that
there is a correlation between laziness and lack of erudition but I suspect
it is sometimes a correlation between message length and lack of English as
a first language.

> (with some more work! he guy, this is not heaven,

No - only PICList :-)

> you will have to do *some* work!) be able to do his assignment. So
> actually I went for *both* of your interpretations...

I agree.
Not everyone was as helpful.


        Russell

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