19-Feb-03 at 08:27, Alan DeKok ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote :
> Peter Eisch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I personally like Alan's frank and blunt responses. 
> 
>   Most often, that's all I have time for.

"Much of what looks like rudeness in hacker circles is not intended to
give offence. 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."

[Eric S Raymond, original URL now redirecting to random GNU/Linux URLs]

However, there is a fine line to walk between cut-through-the-bullshit
and genuine rudeness.

Keeping personal pronouns out of responses might be a good start.

-Simon

-- 
[Mostly Cloudy in Rabat, 15 Celsius. Wind: WSW strength 18. Humidity: 88%] 
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et la rapidit� d'intervention. Maintenant, je travaille � la marocaine, �
coups de bakchich. Le pire, c'est que �a marche. -- Bernard Buisson Crouzet

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