I am sorry, but did you even try inputting "1" only in my code and see if it works? I think you then will know that my question was perfectly fine.
No, no, I wasn't telling you your question was bad. I was just trying to differentiate between (blunt) criticism and blatant rudeness.
esr wrote:
Much of what looks like rudeness in hacker circles is not intended to give offense. Rather, it's the product of the direct, cut-through-the-bullshit communications style that is natural to people who are more concerned about solving problems than making others feel warm and fuzzy.