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Scott, I don't think you're a bad guy at all and I accept that your correction was not intended as a flame. I think the reason 3 people homed in on that line is that midrange.com is virtually free of spelling and grammar flames, indeed flames of any kind, and most of us, I'm sure, are happy with that state of affairs. Therefore any step in that direction, no matter how small or inadvertent, is likely to attract a hostile response. As to the question of drafting a standard reply to an FAQ, I think it's a good idea and the rest of your contribution was excellent. I agree that a standard answer should be meticulously accurate, including the grammar and spelling. However, I don't think the latter errors should be tackled in open forum except where they significantly affect the meaning, for example using CICS in place of CISC. Dave Kahn Johnson & Johnson International (Ethicon) France Phone : +33 1 55 00 3180 Email : dkahn1@jnjfr.jnj.com (work) dkahn@cix.co.uk (home) -----Message d'origine----- De: Scott Klement [mailto:infosys@klements.com] Date: 23 September 1999 16:49 À: RPG400-L@midrange.com Objet: Re: Diff between static binding and dynamic binding David, Buck was drafting a "standard reply" to people who asked about the different methods of binding, and I figured as long as I was giving my comments on what I think he should add to his reply, I'd add a little note about the "have" to "has" thing... I thought it was a simple mistake, one which I probably make every day, and it didnt even OCCUR to me that this might be a difference in the way English is spoken in various areas of the world. It most *CERTAINLY* was not a flame. I'm a little astounded that anyone could see it as a flame... It was less than a line of text that contained to insults or ridicules. And I'm a bit annoyed that of the ENTIRE LONG POST I made with ideas about the "standard reply" Buck was drafting, 3 people have picked the whole message apart to quote back THAT ONE LITTLE LINE. I guess that the discussion about how to draft a standard reply regarding ILE programming isn't as important on this list as me DARING to say something about what I perceived as a typo. Why am I always the bad guy? +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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