Re: e-mail etiquette (was Dynamic Arrays)

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tracy Ball wrote:
> I am sure Scott's information is valuable, and to the point.  However, you
> guys are missing the bigger picture, and that is being helpful to the
> community as a whole, ESPECIALLY to those who ask simple questions.  Point
> is, if we don't know an answer, then our question is always a simple
> question to someone else with more experience!  I felt "flamed" by Scott's
> response, and I am a newbie to the forum, but hardly a newbie to the
> programming community.  There is always a way to be direct, without
> offending in the same manner.  And if you can't do that, then it isn't
> helpful, in any format.
Tracy: Those of use who've been reading on-line discussions for
years and years have learned not to take on-line discussions too
seriously or too personally. It's best to concentrate on the
technical content of the discussion and not the style.

Cheers! Hans