what is the point to keep this homework dump visible?

gnat

Mar 13, 2014 11:02

what is the point to keep this homework dump visible? (I just had a flag requesting its removal declined). Is it to demonstrate that one can vomit their assignment here and obtain help in answers / comments, to invite more askers like this?

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Q: Big O of this approach?

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big-o

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A: Programmers.SE and the Summer of Love

Responding negatively to those folks who copy paste their homework assignments is just a waste of time. These people don't care how you react; they're looking for the one guy that will actually do their homework for them (some people will). Consequently, your negative comment will have no eff...

> Request for speedy deletion: this question is a copy-paste of something like homework assignment or interview questions, with no effort on the part of the OP to do the assignment himself. (flagging as per advice at meta discussion meta.programmers.stackexchange.com/a/3837/31260) => declined - a moderator reviewed your flag, but found no evidence to support it

no evidence, gimme a break

user41796

Mar 13, 2014 12:54

@gnat I looked at that one and considered tossing a VTD on there but decided not to. The Roomba will clear it out in a week or so, and it's not particularly offensive. It's worthless, don't get me wrong, but it's not gouge your eyes out let's get rid of it bad. Leaving crap, closed, down voted, unoffensive questions in place can serve as an example to show "don't ask questions like this." We have to balance between leaving "good" examples of bad questions lingering around so people ...

user41796

... know what not to ask. But we also have to weigh that against those who get upset at seeing all of the closed & down voted questions. Active community moderation is always a difficult line to walk.

gnat

Mar 13, 2014 13:22

@GlenH7 well if I was a homework cheater, I think I'd read it opposite: worth trying to ask here. "For the price of creating an account and loosing 3 imaginary internet points, I get my assignment spoon fed right into my mouth, ain't it great"

as Robert put it in the answer above, "These people don't care how you react; they're looking for the one guy that will actually do their homework for them (some people will)"

user41796

True, but I generally don't worry much about them. The help vampires will always exist regardless of how quickly we delete off their questions. I try to focus on the broader community and how we grow that.

user41796

For the people looking to have their homework done for them - well, time will eventually catch up to them and they'll pay the price. Of course, then they'll open a question on TW that says "I cheated through college and can't keep up with my peers at work. What should I do?"

ratchet freak

or they get question banned first

user41796

@ratchetfreak - so we hope. :-)

gnat

sure they will always be there, the only question is do we make site more attractive to them or less. I think by keeping questions like that, we do site more attractive for them. "These people don't care how you react; they're looking for the one guy that will actually do their homework for them (some people will)"

@ratchetfreak price of question ban is just a creation of new account, if I was homework cheater I would consider it negligible

user41796

Mar 13, 2014 13:26

@gnat That's a valid counterargument. Potentially worth putting on meta to see how community reacts. Just because one mod chose to decline the delete doesn't mean that others disagree.

gnat

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A: Programmers.SE and the Summer of Love

Responding negatively to those folks who copy paste their homework assignments is just a waste of time. These people don't care how you react; they're looking for the one guy that will actually do their homework for them (some people will). Consequently, your negative comment will have no eff...

it's already there, for more than a year :)

what is the point to keep this homework dump visible?

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