On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Thomas Hallgren wrote:
Oleg Bartunov wrote:
I think it's quite useful to correct, because many of us use english only
when reading mailing lists and documentation :)
I think that it's important to refrain from corrections on a public forum as
long as the essence of the message is clear. Some people might get offended,
others might just stop writing because they get intimidated by the seemingly
high demands on correct spelling or sentence structure.
I appreciate getting corrected by people I know in a limited forum. I would
not expect it when I do a mistakes here. Can't say it ever has happend
although there's often good grounds for it so I have nothing to complain
about. :-)
It's difficult to opposed you but "limited forum" is not we could afford.
When I see a lot of mistakes, crude words in russian forums I always feel
myself uncomfortable. Unfortunately, I can't imagine how it looks for
english speaking people. Of course, there are simple misprints which could
be painlessly ommited, but I see nothing offending against correcting
gross mistakes. Usually, people just too busy to notice them.
Regards,
Thomas Hallgren
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