This is a discussion on Clearing FAQ Board within the A Brief History of Cprogramming.com forums, part of the Community Boards category; I have been browsing FAQ board and found this thread http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=3700 Which shows a sample with void main iostream.h and ...
I have been browsing FAQ board and found this thread
FAQ: file i/o (C++)
Which shows a sample with
void main
iostream.h
and C-strings instead of C++strings
Maybe it is time to remove some threads like this from the FAQ-board or fix sample advertised to be complient with the current C++ standard?
If I have eight hours for cutting wood, I spend six sharpening my axe.
I vote they make you the mod to do it.
lol...
Hey... a good FAQ archive doesn't necessarily mean good answers. Just look at GameFAQs.
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initiative is punishable (c) lolthey make you the mod
Last edited by vart; 05-02-2008 at 02:38 PM.
If I have eight hours for cutting wood, I spend six sharpening my axe.
This makes me wonder - what is your definition of good FAQ, if it is not the FAQ collecting good answersOriginally Posted by SlyMaelstrom
If I have eight hours for cutting wood, I spend six sharpening my axe.
It's all about asking the right questions.This makes me wonder - what is your definition of good FAQ, if it is not the FAQ collecting good answers
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Frequently Asked Questions are asked by beginners... and therefore not so good.It's all about asking the right questions.
It does not mean you shouldn't get some good answers for them (after answering same thing several hundred times you'll be somewhat expected to polish your answer to the brilliance)
Last edited by vart; 05-03-2008 at 01:07 PM.
If I have eight hours for cutting wood, I spend six sharpening my axe.
I guess, but maybe burying the bad threads would be as effective as removing them. People are lazy. I'm surprised people read the FAQ board, or the one on the website.
The only ones that read the FAQ boards are the ones that are knowledgable enough to identify errors when they see them.
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I remember someone was posting question about failing to compile sample from FAQ - now I'm not suprised...
If I have eight hours for cutting wood, I spend six sharpening my axe.
FAQs should have accurate answers. Otherwise, what's the point of providing the wrong answer "frequently"? Kind of defeats the purpose.
Would you read a financial advice book that told you to charge a bunch of things you can't afford and quit your job?
vart should be definitely made into a moderator, he has shown much concern about the board, by pointing the above problem, and will prove to be a well wishing moderator
You don't necessarily need to be made into a moderator in order to edit some forum posts. This is so with most bulletin board software, and vB is probably the same.
The FAQ could indeed benefit from a cleanup, particularly because I suspect some posts where added back then simply to "fill space" in a time where the current version of the forums was first starting.
Originally Posted by brewbuck:
Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
You can't unread it.
*shows empty pockets*
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