jim@jpes.com wrote:
>  I was just pointing out that if a poster is having trouble expressing
> his (or her) question or point,
>  it would be a good humanitarian gesture to help that person out.

In some cases yes.  In others it would be a waste of time.  We will all
judge this differently, of course.

> I also
> agree that attention to detail is
>  important.  You are right, or at least I agree with you in saying
> detail is what seperates the good
>  engineer from the not so good.  Of course, this philosophy could be
> extended to virtually any profession.

Actually I think not.  In some professions I believe it is actually a
hinderance.  Sometimes it's a advantage to think only of the higher levels
and not get caught up in details.  I'm not sure the distinction is as simpl=
e
as attention to detail, but for example, really good salesmen have characte=
r
traits that make them crappy engineers, and vice versa.

> But if I have a reasonable response for a persons question, I will
> answer, regardless of how they write the question.

That's completely your call, but I, and I think others to varying degrees
will consider the consider the hassle level and other criteria when decidin=
g
if and how much to reply.

Regardless of all that, I think it's safe to say that paying a little
attention to how the question is asked, considering the context of those yo=
u
expect a reply from, and using the language correctly are all good things t=
o
do, even if some will answer the question anyway.


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