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On Thu, 01 Mar 2001 12:13:52 +0800, Li Changen wrote:

> I deeply apologise for my bad manner.

Apology accepted.

> But from your latest reply I realised that it was reasonable
> for you to have pointed me to java.util.Calendar, since
> apparently you didn't pay much attention to the subject
> of my message.

I am not sure if I saw the subject line, although I often do not.  But 
it is definitely a bad idea to place essential information only in the 
header, as many people will not see it.  I often find myself scratching 
my head trying to figure out what someone means, until I finally read 
the subject line.

But even if I had seen it, it did not make it very clear that you had 
seen the java.util.Calendar class.  The word "calendar" would have made 
a lot of sense in that context even if you had not seen the class.  The 
correct capitalization of the class name, or referring to it as the 
"Calendar class" would have also made this more clear.

There is some useful advice on the "Newsgroup Etiquette" page of the 
Borland web site (http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/netiquette.html), 
especially the following item.  We should all heed this advice.

  10.  Write conservatively, read forgivingly. Communication
       in a pure text medium, such as a newsgroup, is prone to
       misunderstanding, often due to the lack of non-verbal
       cues such as inflections, facial expression and body
       language. Given this, it is best to be conservative
       with expressions of anger and sarcasm when writing.
       When reading, assume good intent; if a message can
       be taken two ways, assume the friendliest meaning. 

-- 
Regards,

John McGrath [TeamB]

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