i do agree that students should get help from there teacher. BUT im my little experiance from school in general. teachers dont have the time to help there students these days, and offten students are left in the dark.

I mean dont get me wrong. im not saying lets do there homework for them. but as Perderabo said (in context) "if they did 80+% of the work and are haveing trouble why not lend a helping hand and offer ideas to further encourage the student to think a diffearnt way or offer another suggestion to the initial problem.

also i think it should be noted that the homework section is for ppl wanting to LEARN not to slack.

i dont advicate direct answers most of the time even in professional questions. but i do enjoy tossing out an idea or a hint as to where to find the answer. This encourages reading and further studying and deters the slacker from trying to step in "our" fields.

things such as this should be exsplicily told in the "homework forums" rules.

the good thing about haveing a homework section is:

1) we are not obligated to answer any question
2) hopefully it will keep all unprof. questions out of the actual forums.
3) it offers real students to voice there issues where real help could be needed. (this also goes for new ppl to unix in general looking for basic assistance.)

i have no problem tossing a dog a bone when im not burning bridges and steping on heads. laf.....

somedays im a BOFH. once a millenia im a not.