[asterisk-biz] Slovak DDI?

[Alex Balashov]

I would still maintain, as I always have, that the essential failure 
here on the part of posters that engenders contempt, disdain, 
irreverence and disrespect is not of language but one of intelligence, 
thought process, and respect.  I have seen far more cogent and 
well-thought out posts from people whose English abilities are far below 
"Info Info's."

Consider that the poster posted "data entry" correctly in one post, and 
as "daa netry" in another.  Clearly, it is not that the limitations of 
his English abilities tell him that "daa netry" is the correct spelling; 
  he just did not bother to type carefully, proofread his post, and 
ensure that the amalgamations of letters he's passing off as words - or 
strings of words he passes for sentences - are at least a few steps 
above gibberish.

The real problem is the inappropriate/irrelevant responses, lack of 
consideration, and lack of the intellectual due diligence to even 
realise that he could be making those sorts of mistakes.

Please, let's not make this another discussion about the importance or 
non-importance of English-language competency.  Language has next to 
NOTHING to do with this.  I've seen some perfectly addressable posts 
here in incredibly broken English;  the difference is that it was 
honestly broken, and did not prevent the reader from seeing evidence of 
a sentient and well-meaning mind behind the veneer of the translation.

On 12/30/2009 12:00 PM, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:

> Don Kelly wrote:
>
>> What seems to be happening in this case is simply expecting everyone on this
>> list to have a perfect grasp of English. That's unfortunate, especially from
>> someone who may not understand the difference between complementary and
>> complimentary.
>
> Actually, the point being made here, as it has been made so many times
> before, is that if you intend to offer services to, or request services
> from, a primarily English-speaking group, it is in your best interest to
> actually make an effort to use properly spelled words that are at least
> close to what you intended to say. Not doing so causes most people to
> assume the poster does not have enough respect for their time to bother
> editing/reviewing/spell checking their post, and thus they choose not to
> respond in a helpful manner as they don't have much respect for the
> poster's needs and desires. This is true in any forum where you don't
> speak the native language and want to interact in a business setting;
> you must 'do as the natives do' if you want to have a chance to succeed
> at all.
>
> Combining that behavior with inappropriate/irrelevant responses to
> mailing lists threads, as if every message on the list was a personal
> request, doesn't help the situation.
>


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