Re: Conjunctives, etc...

On 5/14/07, Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...> wrote:
> In fact my jaw didn't drop until now. Is the list so touchy about
> etiquette?
Etiquette has nothing to do with it.  We're not talking about
arbitrary rules of the forum - how you quote, where you quote, which
fork you use when.  We're talking about simple politeness.  Common
courtesy.  What some of us call "not being an ass".

You ask a question.  Someone replies.  To dismiss the reply because it
left out one detail you already know, which the respondent didn't
think relevant, and assume you therefore must know more about the
subject than the respondent, is the height of arrogance.   It shows
massive disrespect aimed at someone who cared enough to try and help.

Now, this assumption was conveyed by word choice, and perhaps that has
something to do with non-native proficiency in English, but I didn't
notice any obvious gaps in he OP's English, and the fact that
non-native Henrik had the same reaction, as did Ray himself, supports
my belief that the response was at best rude.

This is not, I think, a pretentious, politer-than-thou mailing list.
We tease each other mercilessly on occasion.  But we still respect
each other, and I think anyone who fails to do so deserves to be
called out for it.





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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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