[R] large dummy-variable set in R

[David Winsemius]

On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Sarah Goslee wrote:

> Guess what?
> 
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:09 AM, ritschko <y.nacht at bluewin.ch> wrote:
>> Hey! Have you ever found a solution to your problem? I have exactly the same
>> issue.
>> 
>> Best
>> 

Dear ritschko;
 
People on the R-help list generally feel annoyed when you post on Nabble and offer no context for the question (in the body of  the email.) We don't tend to follow the nabble urls in the email to correct that deficiency.


> 
> The people who read the R-help email list have exactly zero idea what
> you're talking about.
> 
> The above is all that shows up on the mailing list if you reply on
> Nabble without including any context. Nabble has nothing whatsoever
> officially to do with the email list. (It's also customary to sign
> your emails, so we can call you something besides "hey you".)

Dear Sarah;

Thank you for all your excellent contributions over the years. Actually this poster did subscribe. I had a hard time as a moderator deciding what to do with this message and eventually decided to let it go through and approve the subscription. My other alternative would have been to reject it with a message along the lines of what you write, but then I would not have also been able to approve the subscription request. The moderation tools a somewhat limited.


> 
> So if you'd like help with an R problem, you'd be best served by
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> describes what you did and what you've tried, with sample data for
> potential answerers to use.
> 
> Without a reproducible example that includes some sample data (fake is
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> expect, it's impossible to figure out how to help you. Here are some
> suggestions for creating a good reproducible example:
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5963269/how-to-make-a-great-r-reproducible-example
> 
> The R-help posting guide may also be useful:
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> Sarah
> -- 
> Sarah Goslee
> http://www.functionaldiversity.org
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David Winsemius
Alameda, CA, USA