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On 03/26/2016 05:37 AM, Ned Batchelder wrote:
> [...]

> Has anyone ever said to you, "Thanks, Thomas! Lots of people were giving
> me answers, but they were all so kind and polite about it, I couldn't
> see what they were saying.  Finally, your blunt direct manner got
> through to me, so now I understand."  Of course not. It's absurd.
> Bluntness doesn't help learning.  It just makes *you* feel good.  
> 
> Points of correctness are useless without points of connection.  You
> have to talk to people in a way that they will hear.  If you can't be
> bothered, then you are just wasting your time, and earning a negative
> reputation for yourself.
> [...]

Well said, Ned, and a good reminder for me, and I suspect all of us, to
considering how we communicate.  It's our nature to think problems lie
with everyone else but us (as witnessed by recent posts from another
list member in this own thread), and it's good to be reminded to look
inward as well.