Hi Tony Eric’s explanation is correct. I understand that that is not the meaning that you intended to convey, hence bringing it to your attention. Apologies for derailing the discussion.
Best wishes Jeremy. > On 5 Jan 2020, at 09:11, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Finally, your concern about my language. > > > Just a very gentle note that the way you’ve expressed this paragraph makes it > read as an implicit criticism of the approach taken by somebody else in the > thread. That kind of thing gets in the way of the points you’re trying to > raise, and I’d urge you to reread postings to make sure your meaning is clear > without criticising others. If you feel that people aren’t listening to your > ideas then the most constructive response is to focus on expressing them > clearly and concisely. > > With all due respect, I believe you read something into this, that is not > there. There is nothing in my statement that is a criticism of any sort. It > asks "please" and says "running down the performance rabbit hole again", AND > not you, he or it named, But US (The collective "we"), it was raised in > response to the key concern that "freelinking" raises - performance issues. > > Language is a funny thing. I'm reminded of a saying that I learned many > years ago: > > "Half of communicating with others is deciding what you want to say... the > other half is avoiding them hearing what they think you said." > > "Running down the rabbit hole" might seem to be merely a colorful expression; > however, it DOES carry some distinctly negative connotations: > > https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+down+the+rabbit+hole > <https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+down+the+rabbit+hole> > > " ... strange, problematic, difficult, complex, or chaotic... " > > Implicit in the use of that phrase is the idea that such discussions are a > waste of time and effort and that those who choose to pursue those issues are > somehow being foolish or misguided in their focus, especially in comparison > to the approach that you are advocating. While I'm certain that it was not > your intent, this can come across as somewhat dismissive and disrespectful of > other points of view. > > Just a little food for thought... > > -e > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/4a13a7c9-f588-49a5-a1eb-4ce61635cea7%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/4a13a7c9-f588-49a5-a1eb-4ce61635cea7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/F0031870-CA43-4931-AB34-DAA568B71E67%40gmail.com.
