[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc will not save file after sheet deleted [RETORT TO FLAMEBAIT; DNFTT]

On 08/15/2011 06:41 PM, Simon Cropper wrote:
> On 16/08/11 02:33, Twayne wrote:
...
> > What does "could of" mean in the context of your usage? It makes no sense.
> > Could "have" would make sense, but several times you said "could of".
>
> Hello Twayne,
>
> Thank you for your feedback, albeit off topic. I take your point and 
> will endeavour to ensure my colloquial tongue does not make it to the 
> page again.
>
> I find it a bit pretentious though that you ask what is obviously a 
> rhetorical question - a gibe at the tail end of a lengthy technical 
> discussion - on an international mail list dedicated to discussing the 
> use of a particular program (rather than say a list that is discussing 
> 'grammar' or 'English Usage') and personally I consider it bad etiquette 
> (akin to FlameBait [1]); a polite email to me privately would have 
> sufficed, if you actually did not know what I was saying.
>
> In future, if you have the need to surreptitiously dress down someone 
> for a spelling mistake, a grammatical error or maybe an unusual writing 
> style, please refrain yourself from doing it. Participants on most mail 
> lists come from a wide variety of backgrounds and do not appreciated 
> being belittled in public.
>
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_%28Internet%29#Flamebait

And don't forget to trim :-)



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