On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Dwight Hutto <dwightdhu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Prasad, Ramit > <ramit.pra...@jpmorgan.com> wrote: >> Dwight Hutto wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Mark Lawrence <breamore...@yahoo.co.uk> >>> wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>> Others would be able to see this for themselves but >>> > you insist on sending email without context. Please don't do this. >>> >>> How are my emails without context? I'm referring the OP to the docs, >>> as well as posts related to their question. It goes to use google, and >>> RTFM, and putting it politely to them. >>> >> >> >> I have noticed that you do not always quote what you are talking about. >> Sometimes I can guess or look at another message and see what you >> are talking about, but not always. This list philosophy seems to be >> "quote what is relevant and trim what is not". Not on a >> "go lookup the previous message to find context". >> >>> I could summarize, but they have to do the real reading. I'm not >>> researching this, and if I was, I'd charge for the time. This is to >>> show that things can get complex if you don't use google, or read the >>> docs. >> >> >> Context is not the same as explaining absolutely everything. >> It means that I, the reader, can see *what* you are talking about >> and what you are responding *to*. >> >> I do agree with the stance not to spoon feed OP(s). >> >>> >>> Why does the OP keep asking here, when there are answers out there. >>> especiThey would still need to process transactions like cash while >>> offline, and they would also need access to their inventory.ally on the >>> pywin list, which Windows users are usually referred >>> to. >> >> I was not aware that Windows users were "usually" referred anywhere. >> Most referrals are on a case-by-case basis as many problems or >> questions from Windows Python developers are Python questions and >> not specific to pywin. >> >>> >>> Please point out what's out of context. The links and references place >>> it into context if the OP finds them useful, and I believe I searched >>> well for them. >>> >>> Would the OP like to tell me I wasn't helpful? Because now they're >>> probably on a search to figure out how to make these compatible, which >>> means more questions, and more reading. >> >> Nobody is claiming you are not helpful. I appreciate your effort, >> I just do not always know what is going on in a thread especially >> if I see the thread jump to something I can contribute to but now have >> no context with which to help. Not to mention that the archive for >> this list is searchable. Your answer is much more useful for future >> searchers if you leave some context for someone reading this. >> >> [snip] >> >>> >>> Let's not argue about this, I was pointing them to what I saw as the >>> best possible resources to overcome his current problem, and it was >>> all in context of the conversation as far as I'm concerned. >>> >> >> It is in context of the "thread", but the context of the >> "conversation" was lost. >> >> >> This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and >> conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of >> securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, >> confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, >> available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > Your point is taken. Most of the time, if it's in an in line response > I would write the email line by line, with the referenced text shown > above my response. > > However, when it seems like a conversation, I just trim the above, and > respond. That's how I view an e-mail, like an ongoing conversation. > > From now on, I'll leave the mailing I'm responding to above, and > delete the point's I'm not talking about, which is about what I > usually do. > > So being attacked about no context(which was an attack out of context, > based on a few messages one night), when the whole conversation is in > the topic reader/gmail/etc seemed a little ignorant to reading > through. All he had to do was look back up to the email s just above > my response, and see, or read just through mine, not read everyone. > > But anyway, I'll be more informative as to exactly what I was > referencing, instead of treating it like an ongoing conversation where > everyone was present, and paying attention to the whole of the topic. > > > -- > Best Regards, > David Hutto > CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com
And if you look at the above in gmail, you can see the ...'s that when not clicked, won't show some of the responses I leave just above, and it clips my signature line as well. -- Best Regards, David Hutto CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
