[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.