[thelist] Site critique

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Mon May 8 00:11:25 2000


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>It was an explanation for my decision to avoid proofreading the site (which is
>sometimes done, and thus sometimes expected in a critique - especially for a
>smaller site). It was a personal opinion kept brief and as an aside. There was
>no personal attack - I don't even know if the site developer shares the 
>views or
>is a member of the band.


I'm sorry, I believe in free speech, but this comment WAS inappropriate.  I 
was pretty surprised when I read it initially.  You may see it as an 
explanation, or as a brief personal opinion, but it wasn't very well 
stated.  I'm not Christian, either, but it would never occur to me to 
include an insensitive remark like that in a site review.  While 
proofreading might be done occasionally when a site review is requested, I 
have found, more often than not, that typos and other grammatical errors 
are NOT discussed.  Only technical ones.

I have enjoyed lurking in this list very much.  Even when people ask the 
most mundane or obvious questions, they are treated in a civil and 
respectful manner, just like the REAL techies are.  Even the inevitable 
"corrections" are administered with good humor in a non-judgmental 
way.  It's a nice change from the newsgroups.  All the more reason for this 
"Xtian" comment to stop me in my tracks.