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David Graser:
I have to agree with Dave. Andreas is very direct and to the point. He does not sugar coat anything. I was on the receiving end of one of his hard hitting analysis. His input can be so hard hitting, one can almost assume he is being attacked for his ignorance or lack of knowledge. It hurts and yes I can see where peoples feelings can be affected. Although I did not agree with everything he said, I did appreciate Andreas showing me the errors I made in some of my assumptions. However, the points I disagreed with him on were small and not worth further pursuit.
Lars:
Dave,
I dare to disagree. I am losing more and more interest in this forum because there is so much "white noise". And I am a native german speaker and often enough I don't understand one single word of what Andreas is trying to say (also when he answers on the german www.os2.org forum).
Especially if the real solution to the problem of the original OP is very easy to answer. Andreas tends to flood people with information they have not asked for.
Ian B Manners:
Hi Dave,
--- Quote ---While politeness and respect are important, I think it would be kinda crappy to drive away Andreas. While he does need to learn that sometimes it is better to stay silent, he is knowledgeable and has interesting comments at times.
--- End quote ---
I would prefer Andreas and others to remain in our community because they have a lot of knowledge, and have been helpful in the past but there comes a point when something has to be said to ensure others are not driven away. Andreas simply needs to give some thought and civility to his answers before he replies.
ak120:
It would be quite hard to find an example where I disavow somebody. In my opinion an OS/2 world should be a broad spectrum and not only an esoteric niche. Most criticism seems to belong to linguistic nuances. English is for me the third foreign language, so my skills are third-class at the most. So should I better answer in German or other languages in future? "Civility" can have different meanings in English. To whom do I owe civility? "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." Self-censoring isn't healthy for spirit and soul at all - perhaps in a gulag...
I hope that at least orthography is correct, paid no attention to the grammar.
Martin Iturbide:
Hi Andreas.
I don't think it is a language problem since I read the high levels of useless sarcasm in your replies and I don't think it is only language.
But it is hard to argue with your, you think you are always right and now you call us "esoteric niche" (an example of your disavow). I don't think that labeling people and abuse of sarcasm can refereed as a "broad spectrum" of discussion. This is not reddit (and even they moderate forums). I will found it rude to quote all your forum replies to point the issues in public.
"To whom do I owe civility?" OS2World is not your own house with your own rules. If you think you are being limited on your opinions you can always open your own blog with your own rules for you not to suffer self-censoring.
Just be cool and try not to reply with sarcasm and labeling people.
Regards
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