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Judge not, lest ye be judged. No question is silly--the fact that we ask
all possible questions qualifies us as writers. We demonstrate ourselves
to be good writers when we can paraphrase in a manner so as not to
offend. It's OK to disagree with the question, but assigning a label to
the questioner invites bad feelings and flaming.
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Here! Here!
There is some judging endemic to this list, including previous cowardly and
baseless characterizations concerning racism and xenophobia. I agree that
subscribers should be free to ask whatever question they like without being
clobbered by the technical communications intelligentsia. Fine! Disagree
with a question or with some other matter raised in a post. However,
assigning a label from the comfort of your desktop, or making false
assumptions about the questioner stifles many other questioners and adds a
chill to this forum.
Isn't it enough to simply indicate that a particular question or request is
perhaps not practical. Dick Margulis explained clearly and succinctly the
various avenues for graphic formats. However, it was wrapped with an
implication that the questioner was foolish or weak-minded. Why was it
necessary to chide in this manner? Why not take it off list?
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