Probably the biggest thing that would help everyone's understanding is
if people would just stop a second and listen to their message before
posting it. I know, reading ones own writing isn't fun, but it is
better that one checks to make sure they understand it themselves before
they post it and make us all wonder what they meant. People will need
time to reply, so if it takes a poster an extra second to read their
message before posting it, there shouldn't be much difference in reply
speed.
On 4/25/2013 12:39, Bill Gallik wrote:
I want to make a note on this list regarding a recent thread that
appeared to be bashing some members for not taking "due diligence" in
composing messages.
First, let me confess to the fact that I seem to recall having composed
a message chastising folks for careless punctuation -- if any
punctuation at all. And that on the surface, that post may have seemed
inconsiderate, non-supportive and lacking in compassion. But, also
allow me to clearly state that the post was far more a result of
frustration and impatience than a lack of compassion and support.
This entire issue has everything to do with the fact that many of us
must listen to the posts than anybody suffering from "school marmosis."
And when listening to questionably composed messages the screen readers
get really annoying. When I could see to read e-mail messages, I could
not have cared less how well grammar was adhered to in those messages.
But now that I must listen to the messages, it becomes so very
mind-boggling to try to understand so constructed messages.
I'm not going to call anybody lazy or uneducated or disrespectful, but I
will say that I do find listening to poorly composed messages a terribly
frustrating chore.
Now, please note that I said "listening to . . . messages" (there's an
ellipses embedded within that quoted phrase) can be terribly frustrating
and not that the people who send them are such. There's a huge
difference in that distinction and please be mindful that most of us are
not picking on anybody; we're just frustrated. And that often is
because we all know someone is reaching out for help and we're having
difficulty receiving that plea for help. So folks, please don't be
leaving the list because you think you're being picked on, that is most
likely just not the case. From what I've seen of this list, there is a
whole lot of good will here and a desire to help each other so do not
"throw the baby out with the bath water."
May the Great Creator Bless You All!
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Holland's Boy, Bill
- "Things are more like they are now than they have ever been."
- President Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006)
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