i am so sorry On 28/07/2011, at 5:31 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Linda and all > > We have already explained this twice, we aren't talking minor errors which we > all make. We're talking about major errors which, although unintentionally, > mislead people. > > I simply don't understand why people insist on making a huge issue out of > this; it wasn't meant nastily. In fact, I would have thought that those > reading error-prone messages would have been frustrated even more by the > false search results. > > I'll say this just once more. It wasn't meant in any way personally, nastily > or vindictively. It was a simple request for major, and I stress that, major > errors to be watched out for. After all how would it feel if you were looking > for something and I sent you to an entirely inappropriate website such as a > porn site. That actually happened recently to one member as a result of > somebody's entirely unintentional typo on the list. Of course, it was an > accident nobody is in any way disputing that. We all make errors. All I'm > advocating here is a little more care when typing links or addresses. We are > not blasting people in any way nor are we criticising. People make errors, > that's human nature. But sometimes major, and I stress that again, major > errors do more harm than good. > > Gordon > > On 27 Jul 2011, at 20:12, Linda Mumford wrote: > > My two cents about this email is that it was inappropriate to send it to > everyone on the list because: > 1. By sending this email to everyone on the list it comes across as if you > are berating (yes, berating) us for mistakes I suspect only a few have > made . > 2. . If a email is so badly typed that most of the words are nonsense, why > not save yourself a lot of frustration and the rest of us the > inconvenience of redding emails that don't apply to us by sending this email > OFF LIST to whoever it actually applies to. Speaking for myself, I certainly > would not be offended if I had sent a unreadable email out and you pointed it > out to me off list. > > Thank you, > Linda Mumford > On Jul 27, 2011, at 6:17 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> When people on list reply to others who ask for advice, assistance, >> whatever, would you please check your spelling and typo errors before >> posting. Replying to requests with badly typed messages as have appeared on >> list recently cause more confusion than anything else. Please take a little >> care rather than just sending nonsense which, effectively, is what you're >> doing when you make a mess of spelling. >> >> Thank you. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the >> Mac-Access forum at the following URL: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the > Mac-Access forum at the following URL: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
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