I agree with Arnold. Keep it in English. Sometimes their other issues are due to not following directions also and this just perpetuates it. Floyd
-----Original Message----- From: James Mckenzie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [users] Re: [de-users] Neuer (zusätzlicher ?) Pointer für die User-Mailingliste >From: jimw wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Oct 16, 2006 11:14 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [users] Re: [de-users] Neuer (zusätzlicher ?) Pointer für die User-Mailingliste > >arnold huzen wrote: >> Claudia, >> >> Please keep the discussion in english on this mailinglist. If you want to keep it in german, because you consider it a german issue, then continue it offlist or move it to the german userlist. >> >> Arnold Huzen >> >> >Arnold; > >Lighten up. If someone has a problem and they write in one of those >"nasty" foreign languages, and if someone on the list is able to use >that language and give them an answer, great. > >Telling people "this is an English-only list" sounds at least a little >exclusionary , perhaps even elitist. Personally, I would only answer >"there is a German/Swedish/Italian/Swahili :-) list where people may be >able to help you in your own language," and leave it at that. I agree. However, it is also polite to add to the response a translation into the list's primary language. I could understand part of the question, but not all of it. The information provided may also help other users of OpenOffice.org even if their version is not German. James Mckenzie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
