| Re: Snarky Comments Affecting Newsgroup [message #82062] |
Fri, 16 November 2012 08:38 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
Registered: August 2001
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dryad1@gmail.com writes:
> David - Well, I for one would like to say, by and large, I have found your comments to be entertaining, vs offensive. It's a newsgroup, after all...
> If I don't like what you have to say, I have the choice not to read it :)
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> I just don't feel you need to apologize.
Well, thanks. Coyote is in charge of the
entertainment. I'm not sure I can do much
about that, even if I tried. :-)
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: Snarky Comments Affecting Newsgroup [message #82063 is a reply to message #82062] |
Fri, 16 November 2012 08:27  |
desertdryad
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David - Well, I for one would like to say, by and large, I have found your comments to be entertaining, vs offensive. It's a newsgroup, after all...
If I don't like what you have to say, I have the choice not to read it :)
I just don't feel you need to apologize.
Cyndy
On Friday, November 16, 2012 8:43:08 AM UTC-7, David Fanning wrote:
> Folks,
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> This morning it was brought to my attention that
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> my snarky comments about Function Graphics is affecting
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> the tone of this newsgroup. Since I like to think I
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> play a large role in keeping the tone of this newsgroup
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> friendly and open, I wish to apologize to any and all
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> I have offended with my comments.
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> I have spent 2+0 years helping people learn more about
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> how to use IDL effectively and efficiently. When I
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> struggle for hours and days do to something that has
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> been touted as "simple" or "easy", and then I get no
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> help when I ask for it, I admit it pushes buttons
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> I wish I didn't have.
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> But, no one pays me to do this job. I've always done
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> it because it is fun and because I truly do like to
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> work with IDL and answer IDL questions. I don't have
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> to use function graphics. I don't have to write about
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> them. And, I certainly don't have to burden you with
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> my snarky comments about them.
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> I am sorry for all of that. I'm going to make every
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> effort to restrain myself in the future. Unfortunately, I
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> can't speak for Coyote, but I'll do my best to reign
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> him in, too.
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
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> David Fanning, Ph.D.
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> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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> Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: Snarky Comments Affecting Newsgroup [message #82065 is a reply to message #82063] |
Fri, 16 November 2012 07:45 |
David Fanning
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David Fanning writes:
> I have spent 2+0 years helping people learn more about
> how to use IDL effectively and efficiently
Sorry, this is the New Math way of writing "20+".
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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