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Ooble · Sep 25th, 2006, 6:27 AM

Can I do it in C# instead? It's basically the same thing. :p

using System;

class MyApp
{
	public static void Main (string [] args)
	{
		string Name;
		string [] Names;
		string FavouriteSubject, LeastFavouriteSubject;
		
		Console.Write("What's your name? ");
		Name = Console.ReadLine();
		Names = Name.Split(' ');
		
		Console.Write("What's your favourite subject? ");
		FavouriteSubject = Console.ReadLine();
		
		Console.Write("What's your least favourite subject? ");
		LeastFavouriteSubject = Console.ReadLine();
		
		Console.WriteLine("");
		Console.WriteLine("OK, your first name is " + Names[0] + ", your last name is " + Names[Names.Length - 1] + ", your favourite subject is " + FavouriteSubject + " and your least favourite subject is " + LeastFavouriteSubject + ". Have a nice day.";
	}
}

I have no idea why I did that, but I enjoyed it. Haven't tested it though, and I wrote it in a text editor so Autocomplete hasn't either.

How many points do you have on Project Euler?

DaWei · Sep 25th, 2006, 6:41 AM

It's pretty telling when some fuckstick presumes you're in high school.

peace_of_mind · Sep 25th, 2006, 6:54 AM

The first thread was closed because it blew that mods mind that there was over 2100 posts in a pointless thread on a programming forum

ivan · Sep 25th, 2006, 3:17 PM

195 right now.

How many do you have?

_James_ · Sep 25th, 2006, 4:07 PM

I hope this thread gets locked.

This forum looks like its falling to bits (no offence to the admins). There is a group of regulars. They probably visit at least once every two to three days. Lets say there is 25ish of them. Of that 25 maybe 10 have posts that are directly to do with programming 50%+ of the time. So they keep the forum going as their posts are generaly accurate and solve the OP's problem.

There are then the less regualars. These people visit once a week. Lets say there is 50 of these. Maybe 50% of those people bother to post anything. Of that group I would say 50%+ of their posts are to do with programming. This groups posts are usually accurate but sometimes I wonder it the member really cares enough to be detailed and sometimes have subtle errors.

Then there is the people who join and start a thread (usually a pointless one that google could solve), recieve some abuse for their ignorance about forum rules and are never seen again. They could potentially be valued members but are turned off the forum by the welcome they recieve. I know some people start a welcome thread, but I dont see the point as everyone says Hello/Welcome and someone always says read the rules even though the member is told this when they sign up. Why not have one thread where new members can introduce themselves (write a bit about themselves etc) and other members can read but would not feel the urgent need to say welcome. IMO everyone is welcome in any forum unless they break the rules so its pointless.

My point is that core members have lost sight to what this forum is and new members find it hard to fit in. This means that you might get 40+ new members a month but only 1 or 2 might return on a regular basis. Also members that do try to fit in tend to be alienated and so after a month give up. The question is do you want this to turn into a small social club or do you want new members to come back and contribute positivly. For its age the post rate on this forum is very low and the online members at any one time is also low and I think this is very telling.

My view is that a forum should have a balance. Each forum usually has a main topic (and here its programming). I would say in a successful forum 80%+ of all threads should be on that topic. If there is a lounge (or whatever) then I would say that it should be 100% free (within legal bounds) to what can be discussed. The lounge on this site is has tight rules (no politics etc) and is used by people to post hardware questions and other pointless threads that never really help anyone.

Here is my suggestion. Kill the lounge and create a general computing sub-forum. That way people with non-programming related problems can ask for advice or help and there will be no more pointless threads. Now maybe if there was derestrictions in the longe to talk about anything then it might have a useful purpose but as this forum seems to try to be programming only I fail to see the need for it.

You are probably now thinking of ways to counter my arguments and rightfully so. You may also be thinking my stats are not correct, but they are just educated estimantes. But I leave you with one final stat which at the time of writing (9:19PM GMT+1), 5 out of the 10 topics on the front page are for the lounge.

-RandomQ&A 2 (Pointless)
-Happy Birthday Indigno (why cant you PM him your B-day messages?)
-a1m (could uman not PM/email people who might have the document he wanted)
-Internet Regulation (nice topic to discuss - IMO borderline political)
-deadtrees on programming (could turn into a useful discussion about the validity of information on the net and the reliablity of printed sources)

So only 2 of the 5 are potentially a positive contribution and would fit nicely into a general computing sub-forum.

crawforddavid2006 · Sep 25th, 2006, 5:13 PM

I've been here for just over a year and this place has had its ups and downs. I think all the "regulars" or even the senior members would agree with me when I say that this thread is not going to cause any problems.

If you agree with me please post just to prove my point. Thanks.

Mjordan2nd · Sep 25th, 2006, 5:49 PM

Political discussions have a tendency to turn into flamefests. In fact, a couple years ago there were no restrictions on what could be discussed in the louge (as long as they did not break any other forum rules: no hacking, warez, etc.), and a political discussion did turn into a flamefest, which is why that rule is in place.

And as far as this thread goes, I don't think it's hurting anything. The lounge is meant for frivolous banter, such as this thread, as well as some more serious, non-programming related discussions. I'm not closing this thread right now, as it isn't really a problem.

Anyway, A: I have 0 points on Project Euler.

Q: What is the last thing you watched on TV?

Ooble · Sep 25th, 2006, 7:48 PM

Some music video... I think it was David Gray.

What is the formula for calculating the probability of an event happening at any given moment if the event follows the Poisson distribution?

Mjordan2nd · Sep 25th, 2006, 8:26 PM

A: y=42

Q: Where are you right now?

Indigno · Sep 25th, 2006, 9:38 PM

A: I am saddened because we didn't make it to the 100th page on the last one, so I'm getting ready to jump off of a building (Elementary school, waiting for recess).
Q: Do you like any webcomics (I myself liking Sam and Fuzzy and Ctraltdel)

Sep 25th, 2006, 6:27 AM	#11
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Can I do it in C# instead? It's basically the same thing. :p (Toggle Plain Text) using System; class MyApp { public static void Main (string [] args) { string Name; string [] Names; string FavouriteSubject, LeastFavouriteSubject; Console.Write("What's your name? "); Name = Console.ReadLine(); Names = Name.Split(' '); Console.Write("What's your favourite subject? "); FavouriteSubject = Console.ReadLine(); Console.Write("What's your least favourite subject? "); LeastFavouriteSubject = Console.ReadLine(); Console.WriteLine(""); Console.WriteLine("OK, your first name is " + Names[0] + ", your last name is " + Names[Names.Length - 1] + ", your favourite subject is " + FavouriteSubject + " and your least favourite subject is " + LeastFavouriteSubject + ". Have a nice day."; } } using System; class MyApp { public static void Main (string [] args) { string Name; string [] Names; string FavouriteSubject, LeastFavouriteSubject; Console.Write("What's your name? "); Name = Console.ReadLine(); Names = Name.Split(' '); Console.Write("What's your favourite subject? "); FavouriteSubject = Console.ReadLine(); Console.Write("What's your least favourite subject? "); LeastFavouriteSubject = Console.ReadLine(); Console.WriteLine(""); Console.WriteLine("OK, your first name is " + Names[0] + ", your last name is " + Names[Names.Length - 1] + ", your favourite subject is " + FavouriteSubject + " and your least favourite subject is " + LeastFavouriteSubject + ". Have a nice day."; } } I have no idea why I did that, but I enjoyed it. Haven't tested it though, and I wrote it in a text editor so Autocomplete hasn't either. How many points do you have on Project Euler? __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Sep 25th, 2006, 6:41 AM	#12
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	It's pretty telling when some fuckstick presumes you're in high school. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Sep 25th, 2006, 6:54 AM	#13
peace_of_mind Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hell if I know most of the time Posts: 439 Rep Power: 4	The first thread was closed because it blew that mods mind that there was over 2100 posts in a pointless thread on a programming forum __________________ Amateurs built the ark Professionals built the Titanic

Sep 25th, 2006, 3:17 PM	#14
ivan Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: serbia & montenegro Posts: 484 Rep Power: 3	195 right now. How many do you have? __________________ ivankorhner.co.sr

Sep 25th, 2006, 5:49 PM	#17
Mjordan2nd The Supreme Ruler Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 1,476 Rep Power: 6	Political discussions have a tendency to turn into flamefests. In fact, a couple years ago there were no restrictions on what could be discussed in the louge (as long as they did not break any other forum rules: no hacking, warez, etc.), and a political discussion did turn into a flamefest, which is why that rule is in place. And as far as this thread goes, I don't think it's hurting anything. The lounge is meant for frivolous banter, such as this thread, as well as some more serious, non-programming related discussions. I'm not closing this thread right now, as it isn't really a problem. Anyway, A: I have 0 points on Project Euler. Q: What is the last thing you watched on TV? __________________ "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Sep 25th, 2006, 4:07 PM	#15
_James_ Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I hope this thread gets locked. This forum looks like its falling to bits (no offence to the admins). There is a group of regulars. They probably visit at least once every two to three days. Lets say there is 25ish of them. Of that 25 maybe 10 have posts that are directly to do with programming 50%+ of the time. So they keep the forum going as their posts are generaly accurate and solve the OP's problem. There are then the less regualars. These people visit once a week. Lets say there is 50 of these. Maybe 50% of those people bother to post anything. Of that group I would say 50%+ of their posts are to do with programming. This groups posts are usually accurate but sometimes I wonder it the member really cares enough to be detailed and sometimes have subtle errors. Then there is the people who join and start a thread (usually a pointless one that google could solve), recieve some abuse for their ignorance about forum rules and are never seen again. They could potentially be valued members but are turned off the forum by the welcome they recieve. I know some people start a welcome thread, but I dont see the point as everyone says Hello/Welcome and someone always says read the rules even though the member is told this when they sign up. Why not have one thread where new members can introduce themselves (write a bit about themselves etc) and other members can read but would not feel the urgent need to say welcome. IMO everyone is welcome in any forum unless they break the rules so its pointless. My point is that core members have lost sight to what this forum is and new members find it hard to fit in. This means that you might get 40+ new members a month but only 1 or 2 might return on a regular basis. Also members that do try to fit in tend to be alienated and so after a month give up. The question is do you want this to turn into a small social club or do you want new members to come back and contribute positivly. For its age the post rate on this forum is very low and the online members at any one time is also low and I think this is very telling. My view is that a forum should have a balance. Each forum usually has a main topic (and here its programming). I would say in a successful forum 80%+ of all threads should be on that topic. If there is a lounge (or whatever) then I would say that it should be 100% free (within legal bounds) to what can be discussed. The lounge on this site is has tight rules (no politics etc) and is used by people to post hardware questions and other pointless threads that never really help anyone. Here is my suggestion. Kill the lounge and create a general computing sub-forum. That way people with non-programming related problems can ask for advice or help and there will be no more pointless threads. Now maybe if there was derestrictions in the longe to talk about anything then it might have a useful purpose but as this forum seems to try to be programming only I fail to see the need for it. You are probably now thinking of ways to counter my arguments and rightfully so. You may also be thinking my stats are not correct, but they are just educated estimantes. But I leave you with one final stat which at the time of writing (9:19PM GMT+1), 5 out of the 10 topics on the front page are for the lounge. -RandomQ&A 2 (Pointless) -Happy Birthday Indigno (why cant you PM him your B-day messages?) -a1m (could uman not PM/email people who might have the document he wanted) -Internet Regulation (nice topic to discuss - IMO borderline political) -deadtrees on programming (could turn into a useful discussion about the validity of information on the net and the reliablity of printed sources) So only 2 of the 5 are potentially a positive contribution and would fit nicely into a general computing sub-forum.

Sep 25th, 2006, 7:48 PM	#18
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Some music video... I think it was David Gray. What is the formula for calculating the probability of an event happening at any given moment if the event follows the Poisson distribution? __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Sep 25th, 2006, 8:26 PM	#19
Mjordan2nd The Supreme Ruler Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 1,476 Rep Power: 6	A: y=42 Q: Where are you right now? __________________ "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, from those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Sep 25th, 2006, 9:38 PM	#20
Indigno Professional Programmer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Anywhere non-productive Posts: 267 Rep Power: 0	A: I am saddened because we didn't make it to the 100th page on the last one, so I'm getting ready to jump off of a building (Elementary school, waiting for recess). Q: Do you like any webcomics (I myself liking Sam and Fuzzy and Ctraltdel) __________________ Perhaps I should have a sticky topic for all of the times I "return" to this forum instead of a new one every time.

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