Re: [cobalt-users] Personal Attacks and Rude Behavior!!!

[Jay Kraft <jkraft@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

cut this crap out!

At 09:19 AM 08/08/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>> Instead ask yourself if you could read, write, and speak another
>>> language well enough to read their technical postings and understand and
>>> respond to them.
>> 
>> In my experience the average .nl poster writes better English than
>> the average .edu poster.
>
>The folks in Holland do tend to have excellent control of the English
>language.  I am always impressed by people who English wasn't their first
>language (perhaps obviously) yet they are amble to communicate at a very
>high level.
>
>> I'm no fan of spelling flames either, but is it really that hard to check
>> that, for instance, your sentences start with capital letters?
>
>Yet at the same time I agree with Dom that a concerted effort must be made
>to follow the standards that we are accustomed to and are necessary for
>effective communication.  If you speak English you certainly don't have any
>excuse for poor grammar, spelling, etc.  And it makes the transmission of
>ideas difficult at best.  So I think a good natured jab every once in a
>while is healthy.  Besides, I think that not sugar coating things is the
>honest way to deal with stuff.  Flames and heated discussions are helpful,
>not hindering to a mailing list (within reason).
>
>Its all good!
>
>-k
>
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