> > You are always quite harsh when replying. > > You seem to have misunderstood entirely. Try re-reading what I said > without the bias. All I did was ask a simple question. If you saw it, > perhaps on an exam, would you feel that the piece of paper was being > harsh toward you? > > I was curious what you hoped would be gained by splitting it that way so > that I could better understand what you were saying, because your > statements were not clear. Please explain to me what method, other than > asking, I have for obtaining more information from you? > > Given the fact that I did not understand at all what you were > suggesting, I admitted my lack of knowledge, and then asked for further > explanation. > > This is a constant frustration I have. Why did you assume any tone to > what I said? It was a simple request for more information after > admitting that I had no understanding whatsoever of the reasoning behind > your suggestion. It seems very straightforward to me. Please, tell me, > which of these words has a negative meaning in English that was directed > toward you? All I see mention of is *my* lack of understanding.
Sorry. I agree that it is hard to detect a tone in text messages. My interpretation of harshness is based on the observation that a couple of times now you asked questions or made comments that lacked any empathy or tact. Perhaps I don't understand something correctly; however, if you detect that I am missing the point, you could ignore my suggestion, or patiently explain what is wrong with it. Instead, you ask an unhelpful question in an unhelpful way. Perhaps I am reading too much into it. You might take note that you have a constant frustration. Am I the sole source of your frustration? If so, you can nip it in the bud yourself by ignoring my posts. I can perhaps help by posting very rarely. I still would like to know what you think is the best way to get started understanding the Rockbox source. I may not be good for much more than a UI patch or two, lacking the higher math needed to write a serious sound decoder or signal processor. But I might could do a few useful tasks. <sarcasm> I know C well enough to write hello.c at least. </sarcasm> --MAA
