Thread: Bitwise setbits function (knr 2-6)

c_lady cannot read very well, qv. her post from a few hours ago: Bit setting

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Originally Posted by c_lady

Give me a brake MK27! Its quite simple we are not talking here about asking questions and english literature for God sake!!!

OMG it speaks! BTW: b-r-e-a-k Anyway, I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just maybe indicating why no one has helped you -- since in fact, 95% of the questions asked here DO get answered.

The other 5% are one of the following:
1) questions that do not make logical sense (which your initial post does not)
2) long questions (or questions which involve a long answer) where the poster does not provide much context, or makes no effort.
3) they involve some obscure API or whatever which in fact no one is sufficiently familiar (yours is not this).

Even presuming an "explanation based on binary numbers" would be "quite simple" and sensible, you definitely fit into #2. Consider it from someone's else's perspective: let's say you have some spare minutes to answer questions on cboard. You look at what's been asked, and some of the questions are well thought out and provide some context to indicate how much or how little the poster understands right now (eg, by saying "I know that blah blah blah, but how come this is wrong?").

But maybe a few of the questions are by someone completely new (and nb -- sometimes these are just spambots which repost questions dug up from elsewhere, so they can get enough posts to use the PM system for spamming), barely intelligible, totally context free, asking you to spend 20 minutes+ writing out an answer that may or may not turn out to be appropriate. Do you think I want to play hit and miss with you about this? OF COURSE I DON'T. NEITHER DOES ANYONE ELSE. If you want some respect (and better yet, a helpful reply), spend some time writing a more thoughtful question rather than something that just looks like a whim or a joke.

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I'm sure 5% of the questions will continue to go unanswered (welcome to "the few") -- it is really 100% up to you as to whether you want yours to be one of them.

Of course, there is also the chance someone will still come along and (making a lucky guess) provide everything you want, but I wouldn't hold my breath