That is a superbly written mail. I've discarded three drafts trying, and failing, to say something similar. On 27 Jul 2011, at 23:51, Nicolai Svendsen wrote:
> Hi Linda, > > If you don't want to read an email, and if you do not think the spelling > mistakes apply to you, you can always delete it. If the subject line isn't > very clear regarding the issue, read the first mail in the thread then decide > if you want to continue reading. If Lynne and Gordon have deemed it necessary > to send it out on the list, then you'll be clogging up the list traffic by > essentially attempting to extricate yourself from the issue. > > Since apparently, people have decided to make it into an argument, I'm going > to throw in my two cents. > > It's a simple advice, particularly if you use a Mac, to use the built-in > spellchecker. To use the spellchecker, a simple method is to use > Command-Semicolon which highlights a misspelled word and allows you to edit > or delete it. Using Command-Colon invokes a dialog which allows you to > correct your mistakes via a table which displays possible suggestions. If you > are running Mac OS X 10.7, Lion, and have typing echo turned on, such as > having it set to either words or characters, you will hear a bubble sound > which indicates a popup bubble. If you wish to display the information of the > bubble, hit down arrow. VoiceOver will announce how many suggestions are > available, as well as spell them for you as you move through them with left > and right arrow keys. To select a suggestion, hit return. > > I honestly have no idea why people seem to be getting so incredibly offended > over this. Lynne and Gordon aren't accusing you specifically, but simply > sending a gentle reminder to everyone to please use a spellchecker. Everyone > can make mistakes, whether you type too fast or you just can't spell a > particular word, and I'm sure that some of us are guilty of forgetting the > spellchecker even exists. I'll be the first one to admit that I sometimes > forget it is there, mainly because I'm confident in my typing skills. But > that doesn't mean this email doesn't apply to me, even if my mistakes are > minor or very rare. I think that is the point Gordon and Lynne are trying to > impart. > > Thank you. > > Regards, > Nic > On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:12 PM, Linda Mumford wrote: > >> My two cents about this email is that it was inappropriate to send it to >> everyone on the list because: >> 1. By sending this email to everyone on the list it comes across as if you >> are berating (yes, berating) us for mistakes I suspect only a few have >> made . >> 2. . If a email is so badly typed that most of the words are nonsense, why >> not save yourself a lot of frustration and the rest of us the >> inconvenience of redding emails that don't apply to us by sending this email >> OFF LIST to whoever it actually applies to. Speaking for myself, I certainly >> would not be offended if I had sent a unreadable email out and you pointed >> it out to me off list. >> >> Thank you, >> Linda Mumford >> On Jul 27, 2011, at 6:17 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> >>> When people on list reply to others who ask for advice, assistance, >>> whatever, would you please check your spelling and typo errors before >>> posting. Replying to requests with badly typed messages as have appeared >>> on list recently cause more confusion than anything else. 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