Pascal Bruno wrote: > But remember the list is international, even myself, english is not my > mother language, so some questions will never be as clear as you would > expect and yes lazy do people exist, but it would not harm nobody to > point them to the right direction without teaching them everything > and making them feel unwelcomed. Also I believe one must be objective as > much as you can but at the same time free to give personal opinions > while clearly saying it is a personal opinion, if not, you may be > minimizing the novices to explore and experience other stuff by themself > and see what works best for them.
This is a valid argument, and I cannot dispute it. Regarding lazyness vs. English, many people will often try to mask their lazyness or unwillingness to pose intellectually coherent, well-thought out and realistic questions by hiding behind the "English is not my native language" defense. It doesn't work, and the difference is trivial to see. I have seen far, far higher-quality questions asked by people whose English skills are vastly below those of the non-native-English-speaking drive-by posters on this family of lists. The intent to ask something specific and cogent can be discerned, and legitimate language barriers are understandable and can be gotten around. I suppose there are some conversations that simply cannot be had because the original posters' English limitations are simply insurmountable, but I think I've only seen one or two posts like that in my entire time here, if that. The rest use the fallacious Rehan Defense: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg24232.html -- Alex -- Alex Balashov - Principal Evariste Systems Web : http://www.evaristesys.com/ Tel : (+1) (678) 954-0670 Direct : (+1) (678) 954-0671 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- AstriCon 2009 - October 13 - 15 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
