🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 at 21:18:02, 'Dungeon' Dave <Dungeon@SpamNot.Here>
wrote in demon.tech.pc:
(Reference: <K0aJaYAKKcq4EwKu@ghastly.demon.co.uk>)

>Being accurate rates fairly important, too! 

I agree and try to apply the sensible advice, be strict with yourself
and tolerant of others. However, when faced with something which is
badly written, it is not a judgement when I ask the author what exactly
was meant by ... (quoting a particularly garbled passage whose correct
understanding is essential to be able to understand the problem).

Assuming that the question is put in a polite and positive way (or at
least is seen to be an attempt at doing that), what do you do if the
author then starts shouting about being criticised for his lack of
education and who do you think you are to say you're better than me or
....

In fact, I can even remember a suggestion made that the only reason I
"deliberately use" correct spelling and good grammar is to show that I
am better than everyone else and I should make mistakes like everybody
because it doesn't matter anyway.
-- 
John Underwood