>From the r-help posting guidelines: > Good manners: Remember that customs differ. Some people are very direct. > Others surround everything they say with hedges and apologies. Be tolerant. > Rudeness is never warranted, but sometimes `read the manual' is the > appropriate response. Don't waste time discussing such matters on the list. > Ad hominem comments are absolutely out of place.
It appears IMHO, that some posters are exempted from following the guidelines. I can cite the specific email if anyone cares. It shouldn't matter how important the person is, if they fail to follow the guidelines. -Roy M. ********************** "The contents of this message do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government or NOAA." ********************** Roy Mendelssohn Supervisory Operations Research Analyst NOAA/NMFS Environmental Research Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center 1352 Lighthouse Avenue Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097 e-mail: roy.mendelss...@noaa.gov (Note new e-mail address) voice: (831)-648-9029 fax: (831)-648-8440 www: http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/ "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." "From those who have been given much, much will be expected" "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" -MLK Jr. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
