Bertrand Delacretaz wrote:
Le 8 août 05, à 14:50, David Crossley a écrit :
...However, Henning's analysis is spot on. The necessary
brevity could appear as harsh to some newcomers. Perhaps
a page of tips about such issues might help such people
feel more comfortable, and so we are all more productive...

Agreed - brevity is because we're busy and we want to save the time of our busy colleagues, so it's worth telling newcomers that it's not harshness.
-Bertrand
I'm also known for being too brief/concise. As Bertrand stated, my goal 
is efficiency given so much email to wade through; however, I also 
realize it can lead to misunderstandings. Lately I've been adding a 
sincere "If that page/post doesn't help, please be sure to post back to 
this list!"
Documenting that brevity should not be taken as harshness is a great 
idea and I'll go update http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_mail.html -- 
but that also assumes the reader has found the page with that wording.
 -jean

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