politeness

[Sandy Harris]

Rafael Barreto <rafbarr23 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I am surprised about how umpolite and rude some answers can be. Sometimes I
> don't dare ask a question or express an opinion fearing that somebody can
> ridicule me or treat me in such a rude way

There's a saying "There are no stupid questions except the ones you
don't ask". More than a little truth in that.

> as Mark Haney, the latin man,
> treated Karl. Great culture and little education.

I delete many messages unread, don't know who those people are
or what you're talking about.

> Mark, I recommend you to
> read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.

May I recommend you read Eric Raymond's "How to Ask Questions the
Smart Way"? One location: www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

That link does not work for me, but I'm in China. I'd be interested in
knowing whether it works for others.

-- 
Sandy Harris,
Quanzhou, Fujian, China