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Petteri, |
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On 06/17/10 17:45, Petteri Räty wrote: |
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> We communicate in English but that doesn't mean we all the same cultural |
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> background. My native language doesn't do small talk and doesn't have a |
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> word for please. Of course when writing English I try use please when |
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> required by the other party but sugar coating wouldn't have changed what |
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> I wanted to communicate with my message. |
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the point of this thread is not the introduction of "sugar coating" |
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(pretending to be nice in my words) as you call it. To me it's about |
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turning Gentoo into a friendly and helpful community. (So it's actually |
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not just about tone but the things coming before the tone, too.) |
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> It would just increase the time |
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> needed to write the message and raise the risk of getting misunderstood. |
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> A short and to the point message is the easiest to understand. |
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Yes, being friendly may take more words. Isn't it in your own best |
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interest to have the other side not get pissed? Isn't that worth a few |
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more words? |
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Best, |
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Sebastian |
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