my back is to the wall and i dont choose a blindfold -- fire when ready -- billp On Friday, January 4, 2002, at 05:59 PM, Chris wrote: >> If you have problems reading some things, try to keep that in mind >> when you >> write. Others may have problems as well. Make it easy for them to >> see what >> you mean in what you write by taking a little extra care. It's >> important. >> Learn to do it well. > > I just think some people need to realize that sometimes, what you get is > the best a person can do. I'm not defending a lack of use of punctuation > or capitalization, or anything like that (re: the emails this thread is > about... I agree they should have had better care taken when being > written)... but with generally poor writing, particularly when you find > the same person doing it over and over... you just have to accept that > that MIGHT be the best they are capable of. And you might want to ease > up > a bit on them... since the bitching may very well be taken as a direct > insult to their intelligence level... and is apt not to fix the problem, > but rather cause a nasty conflict. > > I mean, how would some of you feel, if you asked about some unknown > classic computer part, and were told "you must be some kind of dumb ass > to not know what that is... anyone who has half a brain in their head > would know this". > > > Just my thoughts. And no, I myself have not been insulted by ANYTHING > that has ever been said on this list, much less the recent > discussions... > including all the bashing I took over the crescent wrench incident... > but > then, I am think skinned (or was that think headed), and it takes far > more than a bunch of emails to offend me (kick me in the nuts... I might > be offended... call me a dumb ass... I am likely to agree with you) > > -chris > > <http://www.mythtech.net> >