On Sun, 24 Apr 2005, Thomas Hallgren wrote:
> Oleg Bartunov wrote:
>> I think it's quite useful to correct, because many of us use english only
>> when reading mailing lists and documentation :)
>>
> I think that it's important to refrain from corrections on a public forum as
> long as the essence of the message is clear. Some people might get offended,
> others might just stop writing because they get intimidated by the seemingly
> high demands on correct spelling or sentence structure.
>
> I appreciate getting corrected by people I know in a limited forum. I would
> not expect it when I do a mistakes here. Can't say it ever has happend
> although there's often good grounds for it so I have nothing to complain
> about. :-)
It's difficult to opposed you but "limited forum" is not we could afford.
When I see a lot of mistakes, crude words in russian forums I always feel
myself uncomfortable. Unfortunately, I can't imagine how it looks for
english speaking people. Of course, there are simple misprints which could
be painlessly ommited, but I see nothing offending against correcting
gross mistakes. Usually, people just too busy to notice them.
>
> Regards,
> Thomas Hallgren
>
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