Trigger-happy? - -
but
doing a student's homework? also - -

I may be a bit on the sharp side when confronted by a post that seems to me (YMMV) suspicious, because I don't like the encourage the notion that we're here merely to serve as the student's cribsheet/plagiarism source nor that we're "dumb grownups ripe for exploitation" (because giving the immature -- of any age -- support for any notion that others are suitable objects for exploitation merely reinforces the inclination to exploit rather than explore).

dragonchild refers below (in a backhanded way, ++) to another of (my) reasons for reluctance to solve (as distinguished from help with) homework: Giving the solution to the student who's made no effort is -- IMO -- unlikely to encourage that student to study and learn what s/he's been given.

That said, castaway's point that there is no rule against helping with homework is not just well-made; it's probably also as it should be. pboin's search for an exercise is a splendid example of 'why?'.

In reply to Re^2: What is Your Opinion on Non-code Posters? by ww
in thread What is Your Opinion on Non-code Posters? by Dru

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