[Bioperl-l] problem to fit genomic coordinates

Scott Cain scott at scottcain.net
Thu Mar 26 15:26:59 UTC 2009


I have to wonder what the likelyhood is of Laurent's instructor
reading this mailing list?



On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Chris Fields <cjfields at illinois.edu> wrote:
> (edited for those with sensitive eyes)
>
> Laurent,
>
> Please keep all responses, no matter how puerile, on the mail list ;>
>
> We're trying to point out the blatantly obvious: this isn't the place for
> your question.  Sorry if that irritates you.  And, to reiterate, don't be
> surprised if you get some nasty responses.
>
> chris
>
> (hoping this isn't one of the GSoC students, as he's introducing Laurent to
> his spam filter)
>
> On Mar 26, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Laurent MANCHON wrote:
>
>> p*** off
>>
>> Chris Fields a écrit :
>>>
>>> On Mar 26, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Laurent MANCHON wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chris Fields a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 26, 2009, at 3:31 AM, Laurent MANCHON wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> yes but this is a school problem that my teacher ask us to resolve
>>>>>> without using Bioperl modules !
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't bother reading beyond that sentence.  Not to state the
>>>>> absolute obvious here, but:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) you are posting to the bioperl list for a non-bioperl-related
>>>>> question, and
>>>>
>>>> genomic coordinates are not questions about biology ?
>>>> i'm speaking about GENOME, and not GEOGRAPHY
>>>
>>> And this is a mail list for BioPerl (the toolkit), not perl and biology.
>>>  We will sometimes answer questions along these lines if they are relevant,
>>> but apparently our answers (all notably BioPerl-related, mind you) were
>>> tossed to the side and you asked for more.
>>>
>>> I suppose you at least showed some honesty and revealed exactly why you
>>> needed this answered, but again, don't be surprised if you get a nasty
>>> response and no answers.  You won't get any from me.
>>>
>>>>> 2) you are committing one of the biggest no-no's for a list, asking us
>>>>> to help you with your homework.
>>>>
>>>> in bioperl you have BIO, okay but too you have PERL !
>>>
>>> Interesting how you skirted that last question.  We won't do your
>>> homework for you.  Sorry.
>>>
>>> chris
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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