"Steven D'Aprano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 8< --------
> This is not a call to turn a blind eye for plagiarism, or to do students > homework for them. It's a plea for common-sense. We're not bound by > university guidelines, or universities' over-broad definition of > plagiarism, and we don't have to live by them. We are ethically bound not > to do student's homework for them -- but that doesn't mean we're bound to > refuse to answer their reasonable questions, or to treat those who are > looking for help as frauds _just because they are a student_. I agree - It is not fraud if the OP says he is a student, and asks for help on something that puzzles him. It would be fraud if he gets a "full answer" here, and represents it as "his own work". It would also be stupid, as its a sure fire way of failing your examinations. Getting clarification on some point here is no different from looking it up in a library, except that its more risky - some wag may lie to the poor bugger... - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list