Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!not-for-mail From: Grant Edwards Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Automation Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:02:56 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <5285c2c6$0$29975$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <87r4ai6s1l.fsf@rudin.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1384527776 10420 64.122.56.22 (15 Nov 2013 15:02:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:02:56 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:59530 On 2013-11-15, Paul Rudin wrote: > Steven D'Aprano writes: > >> A few minor errors is one thing, but when you see people whose posts are >> full of error after error and an apparent inability to get English syntax >> right, you have to wonder how on earth they expect to be a programmer? > > The irritating thing is apparent lack of care. A post is written once > and will be seen (perhaps not read) by many people. People post with the > intention of others reading their words. If they can't be bothered to > take a little care in writing, why should we spend time reading? Just because English is your second language it doesn't mean you don't need to pay attention to what keys you're hitting and proof-read a posting before hitting "send". And yes, people can _easily_ tell the difference between errors caused by being lazy/sloppy and errors caused by writing in a second language. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Let me do my TRIBUTE at to FISHNET STOCKINGS ... gmail.com