[G4] Re: apps issue...outta nowhere

John Baltutis baltwo at san.rr.com
Sun Jan 4 00:40:54 PST 2009


On 1/3/09, "Rob Beatty" <beattyr2003 at cox.net> inquired:
>
> Arent there more important things to be upset over than if someone uses
> proper punctuation and sentence structure in a quick email asking for
> technical help?
>
> If he were at work and writing to someone else in an official capacity I
> would say its not a good idea, but for the net like this, WHO CARES?  And
> those that do, why bother?  Does it REALLY matter?  He wasn't posting in all
> caps or being otherwise highly obnoxious.  Lastly he said he wasn't, but he
> COULD have been posting from a cell phone...

Because it is important to be clear and concise when dealing with technical
issues, I care. It does matter if responders have to decipher what's being
written. There's no communication unless the receiver gets the message, loudly
and clearly-that's the sender's job.


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