From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-12-03T02:35:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Simple iteration in a function problem

James Edward Gray II wrote:

>> It seems to me that you might well have interesting things to say
>> about Ruby and programming in general, but right now they're smothered
>> in a mass of hostile, judgmental rhetoric.  My advice would be just to
>> jettison it.  If you want someone to clarify something, just ask them
>> what they meant.  Don't add a lecture about their behavior.
>> Similarly, if you think someone has done something inadvisable, just
>> say so.  Don't start with, "What? You did THAT?!" (or equivalent).
> 
> Yes, please.

James, thanks for pitching into a critical response, a right we all share
equally. Each of us decides based on personal standards when a critical
post seems appropriate, and no on should expect to be able to judge whether
another person's timing is at fault. It seems you agree.

-- 
Paul Lutus
http://www.arachnoid.com