>Oh, pardon me, I was too impolite. And, as I said, I'm a novice too,
>let's share our experiece and advance together.
Quick question: Why are non-English-speakers so "mushy" with the English
language? "Let's share our experience and advance together" sounds like
someone desperate for a date. If you are wanting a date that badly, there
is a simple solution to the problem:
http://www.completeevil.com/geek.html
(The Girl's Guide to Geek Guys - the definitive edition)
Okay, jesting aside, I _want_ people to be nice on the list, but there is a
point where I think people are just being overly nice for the sake of
future mooching purposes...especially when people feel like they have
stepped on someone else's toes they get all overly sensitive about each
other's feelings. I mean, lawsuits aren't going to fly here (I'll ban
anyone from c-prog if they decide to sue someone else instead of settling
an issue peaceably). So, all I'm looking for is a teensy cut back on the
mooching end of things. A simple, "Sorry if I was sarcastic, I'll be
better in the future," reply is sufficient.
This isn't me playing the moderator role here. Just general observations
of the past few months and suggesting a few ideas on improving thread
quality. I understand non-native English speakers try really hard to sound
good to the English speakers here (I have good friends from Singapore, Hong
Kong, and Korea and know how difficult it is for them). A nice gesture,
but the finer points of the language really grind like sandpaper on the
mind when used incorrectly (the same is true for those learning your
respective languages). I'm just giving a tip here on improving post
quality. Personally, I enjoy reading and writing e-mail "essays." My own
e-mails are typically first-draft quality riddled with errors.
Of course, I don't remember what I said that was sarcastic, so I would have
to go check the archives. If I forgot it, then don't take it personally.
E-mail is one of those outlets and sometimes forget someone real is on the
other end. I really need to get out more :)
Thomas J. Hruska
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Shining Light Productions
Home of the Nuclear Vision scripting language and ProtoNova web server.
http://www.slproweb.com/
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