Op 25-01-11 22:41, Charlie schreef: > On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:38:52 -0500 Petrus Validus > > It's always tricky when someone who doesn't have a good command of a > language, attempts to get answers on a mailing list on a language they > don't know well. They do tend to use less words to make less mistakes, > and the email reads a bit abrupt, even rude or demanding. > > I assume they post to an unfamiliar mailing list because they can't get > the answers, or don't have a mailing list on that subject in their own > language. Because of the language difficulty don't read the list > nettiquette or anything else, just hoping that someone will understand > their need. [laughing] Just goes to show that most of us are very lucky > in one way or another. True, but I have the feeling we were all trying to help, as in "rephrase your question in some way we do understand". That's a useful lesson fir this list, but also for any mail in general. I do understand that one's ability to ask smart questions can be severely limited by a language barrier. Yet, that does not mean that one should not ask smart questions. Just because non-smart questions are usually unanswerable. Cheers! Sjoerd
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