Re^3: Snarky comments on the ddj perl quiz


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Re^3: Snarky comments on the ddj perl quiz

by eric256 (Parson)

on Aug 30, 2007 at 00:00 UTC ( [id://635957]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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I would guess that it is more to do with your wording. When i first read it I heard "dude there is already a post on this subject so why did you post another one?" Granted thats not what you actually said or probably what you meant. I think it stems from your use of the FYI, that can have a negative connotation. So 'FYI' and 'there's another thread already discussing' give your post a negative feel when read as if you are pointing out to the OP that they screwed up and there was already a post about this.

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by Argel (Prior) on Aug 30, 2007 at 19:11 UTC

I disagree about FYI having negative connotations. But I use Outlook a lot and usually flag informational messages as "For Your Information" so perhaps my perspective is skewed. I hope not though as it comes in handy (e.g. it lets the reader know there is no read to reply).

Thanks for a great post!

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