Joona I Palaste said:
Adam Ruth said:
Jack Klein said:
On 29 Oct 2003 19:35:21 -0800, (e-mail address removed) (Adam Ruth) wrote in
comp.lang.c:
Hello,
[snip...]
Adam Ruth
It has been discussed occasionally, on the newsgroup where it is
topical, namely which discusses the past, present,
and future ANSI/ISO/IEC standard for the language. It is not really
on-topic here, where the topic is the C language as it actually is.
I see the "this is off-topic" comment enough in this group to wonder
why that hasn't been put in the FAQ. Perhaps the name of the
newsgroup should change to be a bit more explicit about its topic.
What, comp.lang.c isn't enough to tell you that this newsgroup is
about the computer language C?
Contrary to what people might think, comp.std.c is for the computer
standard about C, not the C defined in that standard.
What is it about the name comp.lang.c that excludes my question? The
fact that there's another newsgroup that *may* be more germaine? Must
I fully grok in minute detail the "topic" of every newsgroup available
before I make a decision where to post?
What makes you think my question was about standards anyway? I ask a
question "Has there ever been talk of adding named parameters to C?"
and suddenly I'm shunted off to a standards newsgroup? My question is
plainly about C in it's most generic sense, even though an answer may
include reference to the standard. I think it's bogus to say that
this group is about what C *is*, because there are many Cs: Past,
present, and future. Not to mention the many non-standard versions
and extensions. Where better to discuss all of these incarnations in
one place?
The response I got, "It is not really on-topic here, where the topic
is the C language as it actually is." while not being rude wasn't very
polite either. If my question really was off-topic, a
characterization I dispute, then a polite response might be, "You
would probably get a better answer in comp.std.c, we don't really
discuss those issues much here.".
Just my $2/100. Is it too off topic to discuss the topic of the
newsgroup? I hope not.
Adam Ruth