polite correction is a virtue

I must also disagree with you, sauoq. Asking for a reasonable explaination of the problem, in words, is not out of the ordinary.

If I recall correctly, in one of my first posts I was also unhelpful in describing the nature of my problem, and fruiture took me to task for it. (That I flamed him afterwards didn't help either, but live and learn...).

Since then, I've been highly verbose in describing my problems, and it's been helpful for everyone: I get my answer sooner, other monks don't have to ask questions or make assumptions, and I get more XP. :-P

I also take exception to your finding PodMaster's tone "arrogant". Are you able to read his mind through the phosphors now? His request seemed very reasonable to me.

I have a coworker in my office/room/whatever, and he's a nice guy, but he drives me mad -- he can't communicate. Good communication makes things happen. Sometimes I have to tell him to speak up, speak clearly, or re-write an email so I can make sense of what he's saying. He doesn't like it, but he'll be a better worker for it.

Maybe his future employers will thank me.

Cheers,
ibanix

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Re: polite correction is a virtue by sauoq (Abbot) on Dec 18, 2002 at 23:42 UTC
I have a coworker in my office/room/whatever, and he's a nice guy, but he drives me mad -- he can't communicate. Good communication makes things happen. Sometimes I have to tell him to speak up, speak clearly, or re-write an email so I can make sense of what he's saying. He doesn't like it, but he'll be a better worker for it. Communication is a two way street, ibanix. Look at it the other way around. Reading or listening and interpretting what someone else says or writes are skills just as important as writing or speaking. You can only ask others to go so far in working around your handicaps in those areas. He doesn't like it, but he'll be a better worker for it. That, sir, is the height of arrogance. It doesn't even matter if you are right. Stating it is arrogant. Maybe his future employers will thank me. That is both rude and immature. -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]
Re: Re: polite correction is a virtue by djantzen (Priest) on Dec 19, 2002 at 00:03 UTC
This is too damn funny. A guy whose name spoken aloud sounds like 'Ebonics', and another whose name must be rewritten upside down to make sense, arguing over effective communication skills. Ha!	[reply]
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