politeness

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:44:08 +0800
"Sandy Harris" <sandyinchina at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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

Works for me in the western United States. Thanks for the great link.

good luck,

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Charlie Kravetz 
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