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unix.com is not a free scriptwriting service
I saw this posted a few days ago by corona688. I've been on the forums a few months. It's really great. But at least some of the posters do seem to use it as a free scriptwriting service. That seems maybe a wrong use of the forum. Also, I would suggest when the poster is just given the answer, basically "spoon-fed", they don't learn how to solve problems themselves.
But I can see the other side of the issue. Maybe many posters don't want to learn or don't have the time, just prefer to be spoon-fed. And it can be interesting to see the experts try to come up with solutions to vaguely worded requests. And I know that having too many "rules" can be constrictive.
Anyway, I would like to suggest maybe adding something like the following numbered point to the rules:
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unix.com is not a free scriptwriting service. If posting
a scripting question, make your best effort to solve
the problem first, and show what you have tried.
The forums have been operating for many years, apparently quite well. I suspect the rules have been well figured out by the dedicated moderators / admins. So if my suggestion is ignored, that's understandable and fine with me.