A message from the comp.std.c++ moderators:

Occasionally, discussions in this newsgroup become heated, as has
happened in a few recent threads.  We moderators try to reject
posts that cross the line into "personal attack" (see the newsgroup
FAQ), and ask the submitter to use some other terms of discourse.
Occasionally we err.

In addition, what constitutes a "personal attack" is not well-
defined.  We've had some offline discussions on the topic without
coming up with good definitions.  Like pornography, we think we
know it when we see it.  :-)

We've recently had a small number of complaints about posts that
should not have been approved and about some that the submitter
thought should have been allowed.  We appreciate getting such
comments, because they help us do a better job.

We would also appreciate it if everyone would do their best to
keep their posts polite and constructive, taking care to avoid
any statements that could be construed as even indirect personal
attacks.  (By a wide margin, most submissions are in fact polite
and constructive.)  As well as making our job easier, it would make
the newsgroup a more enjoyable and more useful forum for everyone.

For various reasons, neither Matt Austern nor Valentin Bonnard
have been able to act as moderator recently, and neither has any
prediction about when they might be able to resume.  Fergus
Henderson and Steve Clamage have been taking on the whole load,
which has been much bigger recently due to three very active
threads.  As a consequence, we've slipped more often than usual,
approving some posts that would have been rejected if we'd taken
the time to read them more carefully.

Consequently, we're issuing this call for volunteers to help
moderate comp.std.c++.

A moderator does not need to be a C++ expert, but does need to be
able to recognize when a submission fits the moderation guidelines,
as explained in the newsgroup FAQ.  All of the current moderators
are members of the C++ Committee; it would be nice to add
non-members as moderators.

The other main requirements are a stable email address and
reliable access to the newsgroup.

If you you'd like be a moderator and are willing to devote 10 minutes
or so, two or three times every day (with time off for travel,
vacations, etc), send a note to the moderator contact address
 std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu


 Steve Clamage
 Fergus Henderson
 Matt Austern
 Valentin Bonnard

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Steve Clamage, stephen.clamage@sun.com
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clamage@eng.sun.com (Steve Clamage) writes:
> Fergus Henderson and Steve Clamage have been taking on the whole
> load, which has been much bigger recently due to three very active
> threads.

Is the following legal C++? :-) :-) :-)

#include <string>
int main()
{
 const std::string * const p[2] = { new std::string("\e") };
 const std::string * const *pp = &p[1];
 delete *--pp;
}
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