I do agree. =20

 And may I say I have enjoyed this little talk.
 It was a learning experience for me as I have learned a little more
about you.
 And everything was done in a civil manner.
 It was truly nice talking to you Olin.
=20
 Regards,

 Jim

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [OT] Choosing what to reply to
> From: "Olin Lathrop" <olin_piclist@embedinc.com>
> Date: Thu, May 26, 2011 2:17 pm
> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@MIT.EDU>
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> 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.
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> In some cases yes.  In others it would be a waste of time.  We will all
> judge this differently, of course.
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> > 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.
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> 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 level=
s
> and not get caught up in details.  I'm not sure the distinction is as sim=
ple
> as attention to detail, but for example, really good salesmen have charac=
ter
> traits that make them crappy engineers, and vice versa.
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> > But if I have a reasonable response for a persons question, I will
> > answer, regardless of how they write the question.
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> 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 decid=
ing
> if and how much to reply.
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> 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 =
you
> expect a reply from, and using the language correctly are all good things=
 to
> do, even if some will answer the question anyway.
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