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Subject: Re: Programmers who refuse : Let me Clarify Please!!!

Author: Nicolas Carrasco

Date: 15:37:34 11/14/99

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If my answer was rude, forgive me.

THANKS!!!!!!!!!

On November 14, 1999 at 17:39:15, odell hall wrote:

>On November 14, 1999 at 17:03:21, odell hall wrote:
>
>>Hi CCC
>>
>>  From reading someone of the rather Rude responses to My Post, It is pretty
>>clear that my post has been misuderstood. The funny thing is that the first Five
>>responses seemed to have clearly understood  my post, then one obnoxious
>>response and then there is a flood of mass hysteria, as if people decided not to
>>think for themselves, and got caught up in the madness of the one person who
>>clearly misunderstood my post, kind of like a domino effect.  Firstly I never
>>suggested that any programmer should give away his program!!!  What I meant by
>>sharing is that a Programmer should sell his program if it is incredibly strong.
>> I was really referring to Tiger and Ferret, as I am not interested in any of
>>the others. So basically I was expressing regret that I am not able to buy two
>>very good programs at the moment. I wish that the people in this group would act
>>a little more responsibly and if they do not understand something to politely
>>ask me what I meant, instead of attacking my post with insults.
>>  Also I did not expect for anyone to take literally my use of the word
>>criminal.  I should have known better as I have been severly critized in this
>>forum for using common metaphors.  My post is not an attack on programmers!,
>>it's actually a vieled compliment, as I am frustrated I can't get my hands on
>>what I consider two exceptional programs. So if I was Bruce or Christopher I
>>would take my post as a compliment, not a attack!!  I thought that the context
>>of my post made clear what my intent was, after all I am not talking to children
>>here, but apparently with some you have to be precise in every jot of a word as
>>some lack the most basic of understanding.
>
>
>
>  Also this is a perfect example of the hypocrisy here, There are atleast ten
>insulting post to mine, yet none of them have been deleted , inspite of the CCC
>charter forbidding personal attacks!!!!!!!   Yet I get condemned here for using
>the expresssion  "beat him like a stepchild"???????.  And this is all because I
>posted a very innocent post wondering why some programmers with programs good
>enough to sell aren't doing selling them?  If this is such a insane ,
>unreasonable statement. Then I am in a different universe than the posters at
>this group.  This kind of thing makes CCC look very narrow minded and
>intolerant.



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