Re: Code comments as Documentation

[cchris -at- toptechwriter -dot- us]

> > > What a pathetic viewpoint.
> > 
> > Discussion that sinks to this level is not discussion at all. Play nice, or
> > play alone.
> 
> I'm sorry, but how is this not playing nice, exactly? It's my
> understanding that viewpoints, thoughts, and ideas were all fair game
> here.
> 
> Someone also commented about sticks and stones...
> 
> I'm terribly sorry you took my reply as a personal attack, but if you
> re-read it you should notice that it was not.
> 
> If by playing nice you mean biting my tongue and saying what you want
> to hear, then I apologize but I cannot do that as I wouldn't then be
> offering my own opinion - I'd be offering yours. However, if you're
> looking a healthy discussion that challenges ideas, processes, and
> mindsets, I'm game.

You may not have intended a personal attack, but your reply seems to
hair-split: "I didn't say that you're pathetic, just that you have a
pathetic viewpoint". It's hard to convey strong language in plain text
without someone on the receiving end taking it the wrong way. Maybe we'd
all be better off using Newspeak: "Your idea is doubleplus ungood", or
maybe not.

--Chris 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ROBOHELP X5: Featuring Word 2003 support, Content Management, Multi-Author
support, PDF and XML support and much more!
TRY IT TODAY at http://www.macromedia.com/go/techwrl

WEBWORKS FINALDRAFT: New! Document review system for Word and FrameMaker
authors. Automatic browser-based drafts with unlimited reviewers. Full
online discussions -- no Web server needed! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l 

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archiver -at- techwr-l -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.