Etiquette (was Re: left justify)

[Jeff Harrison]

--- Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com> wrote:

> Four score and seven years--eh, screw that!
> At about Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 11:38:50AM -0700,
> Jeff Harrison blabbed on about:
> > 
> > I have a couple of problems with this.
> > 
> > #1  The original poster should always try to be as
> > complete as possible when describing the problem. 
> You
> > should include FP version, OS, sample code, etc.
> where
> > possible.
> 
> Agreed.  See attached.
> 
> > #2  I don't think it is necessary to flame someone
> > when they do not do this.  A simple "please
> provide
> > more information" would do the trick don't you
> think?
> 
> That was a flame?  You have a really loose
> definition of flame.  When I
> let loose a flaming-arrow-of-death flame, there
> won't be any doubt in
> your mind.  This was, at best, a coffee warmer.  And
> in this particular
> instance, no, I -don't- think what you propose will
> do the trick. 
...[snip]

It is amusing, although not unexpected at all, that
you agreed with my #1 and George agreed with my #2.  

I know it was not much of a flame for you - perhaps a
coffee warmer as you say, but rude nonetheless.  My
point was of course that #1 and #2 are both rude.

You are probably correct that being polite to such a
poster will not prevent the unnecessarily long thread
that will likely ensue.  However, neither will being
rude.  

This list is a really great resource for people, but I
know that there are many people that are hesitant to
post because they fear that they will get flamed or at
least have their "coffee warmed".  If our goal is to
help people - and that is my goal at least - then I
believe that we should try to be little more civil.  

Good Job on that form.  I hope that people will use
it!

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com

Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The easiest and
fastest ways to generate code for filePro exports and
imports.


 

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