Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 05:25:35 05/04/98
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On May 04, 1998 at 03:47:25, Ernst Walet wrote: >On May 03, 1998 at 17:09:54, Don Dailey wrote: > >>On May 03, 1998 at 16:38:56, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >> >>>On May 03, 1998 at 12:17:37, Tony Hedlund wrote: A: >>>>1. We have a policy to keep it Swedish/Nordic. We don't trust foreigners >>>>:)). B: >>>I just hope to God this above, under 1, was a joke. But then again, the >>>Internet is not particularly joke-friendly due to the myriad of possible >>>interpretations that cannot be resolved in real time. Anyway, I consider >>>statement 1 xenophobic, counter-multicultural and, generally, offensive >>>unless cleared up by the poster. >>>Djordje. C: >>Look at the glyphs after the post, the smiling face indicating a joke. >> >>- Don D: >Nevertheless is the message quit clear, "We'll keep it to >ourselfes.....(and Chessbase!?)". Ernst. Hello Don, Haven't had the time to answer your posting till now. Anyway, your nice message does not seem to be very up to the point: the glyphs do not mean much as they cannot change the message, just add a little spice to it. Let me use a parallel. Person X says to person Y "You stupid schmuck!" with a smile on his face, or X says to Y "We don't trust foreigners" with a smile -- does this basically change the content of the message or the message itself? The only benefit of the doubt that could be given is some sort of irony or condescension, right? Or, I may be completely off the mark? As to D above, I don't think that I could go that far... Never even thought of it, as I trust and respect the work of the Swedish testers. It is the attitude expressed by Mr. Hedlund in A that was my object of dispute... On second thought, Ernst above may have a logical point: if the Swedish testers do not trust foreigners (:-)), why should foreigners trust the Swedish testers? (:-)). The glyphs are here, just in case... Thanks, Djordje.
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