Sometimes it's a matter of attitude. Attitudes in general today are so rude that one assumes the worst. Sherry's attempt to explain the acronym included a word which, while not vulgar per se, struck some of us as out of character and therefore somewhat shocking.
Randy On 3/6/07, Allen Prunty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Another blow up from the politically correctness police. RTFM has been around since the punched card days... and it meant back then, and is still taught in university classes to mean "Read the FRIENDLY Manual." It wasn't until the late 80's that that the truly Famous Four letter Word came into play. Back in the old days when we actually had to write manuals that came with the software we were driven to make them friendly... hence the term "user friendly". The term "Friendly Manual" has been an industry term for as long as I can remember. Using your logic one can offended by your e-mail address... after all it starts with MF which can be interpreted in many fantastic ways. Stay off of the Diabetic groups... every other message discusses BS. In fact you'll probably see more BS there than anywhere else on earth. Of course the diabetic lists obsess over improving their "Blood Sugar". Bottom line... not everything is as it seems... and if you get bent out of shape over someone typing RTFM then you need to really look into why your mind is "gutter wandering" in the first place. Cheers Allen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mffowler Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:17 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] RTFM usage Hi David, I'm responding only to you. I, for one, do not appreciate the use of words such as "f...." There are so many wonderful, descriptive words in the English language that are also meaningful. The use of such "gutter" language does nothing to improve the meaning mostly because of the frequency of its use. In other words, read the manual says as much as read the "f..." manual. The additional word does nothing to improve the meaning. But this is my opinion. Others on this list, however, may also share my opinion--and some likely share yours. Please do not assume everyone thinks it is "polite" language. Thanks for letting me share with you. Marcellyn Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
