[Jewelry making - Article 00375] - Re: [Orchid] Improve Orchid content

[John Burgess]

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G'day.

    On the subject of replying to an Orchid information request, or any
    other piece of writing one seldom knows just how much the recipient
    knows of the subject, whatever it is. So one way of replying is to
    'keep it simple'   But if you do this some people are inclined to
    believe you are 'writing down' to them and offering an insult. 

    My opinion is that in order to put across the essence of one's reply
    is that it must be completely clear without any  'skating' over
    potential difficulties, and written in such a way in that the
    recipient shouldn't have to write again to ask a further question
    you didn't bother to clarify completely.  If this is 'writing down',
    then so be it.  

    Clarity, brevity, simplicity are essential. Forget multi syllable
    words to show how clever you are; just keep it simple. Any kind of
    name calling ("stupid; idiot; moron; plain silly; daft" and so on)
    are OUT.  Names will return and haunt you; you can't call them back,
    and politeness oils the wheels of civilisation. Here endeth the
    sermon!-- 

Cheers for now,
JohnB of Mapua, Nelson NZ

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