Laszlo,
> Thanks, Curtis, for your considerate words. This seems to be the first
> constructive message in the topic. I think we can close it now.
Great! I think we all (you as well as I and the others on this reflector)
want to get back to the interesting stuff of the technology and how best
to apply it.
> I issued a public apology and in several emails I explained what I meant
> (with grammatical arguments and reference to the Subject line) and that
> I was sorry if my original email could be interpreted in unintended
> ways. What else can I do? After that I don't think Jim's response was
> necessary. You consider an ill formulated sentence inappropriate, I
> consider it a composition error, but in any case we are all clear about
> it. Should I use a signature, saying that I don't necessarily mean what
> you think I do, because English is my third language?
My suggestion would be more smileys. :-) Seriously! Putting back some
of the non-verbal context of the message that gets lost in text-only
makes a big difference, IMHO.
Thanks,
Curtis
