Re: Mail.app selection of front window
Re: Mail.app selection of front window
- Subject: Re: Mail.app selection of front window
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:28:35 -0500
On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 03:05 PM, cricket wrote:
On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 10:29 AM, Paul Berkowitz wrote:
That's uncalled for, cricket. Jon was merely correcting an incorrect
statement you made.
The holier-than-thou attitude of this list hurts people wanting to
learn Applescript and everyone who does anything but answer questions
and provide real help to people should be ashamed of themselves. I
feel no guilt for helping steer the list back to something that
provides real value to people wanting to learn Applescript.
- cricket
This is one of the few lists that I have been able to tolerate
membership in over the years. It's one of the best I've ever been on as
far as sophistication, respect, helpfulness and general kindness.
It does not contain an unusual amount of holier-than -thou postings.
In fact it is one of the most controlled lists I know of. It does, on
occasion, break out in 'OH MY GOD. Look at this stupid thing!' And
other exclamations of disgust. This is very occasional, and usually
occurs when those who have walked through the valley of the shadow of
discontinuation, as AppleScript sat in the oubliette at the bottom of
One Infinite loop, are exposed to scripting implementations that are
less than desirable and which come from the very wellspring of the
Platform.
We are afraid. We are hopeful. We see things being done that indicate
that those who possess the power to do good or bad with our cherished
language do not see things as we do. Big surprise.
Some people on this list are ready to take a posting from an Apple
address and think 'gee, how wonderful that they care enough to write!'
and some see the opportunity to speak with the Apple representative and
express concern, dissatisfaction or even anger. This is all good.
Everyone who cares for AppleScript should appreciate that people care
about it at all!
You, cricket, have recieved more than your fair share of criticism and
vitriol. It is unfair, but you are not forced to be here ( I don't
think ) and could leave if it gets to hot. I respect the calm and
measured manner in which you have responded to posts here for so long.
I don't blame you for getting a bit frustrated and blowing off some
steam. Go ahead vent!
But this place is not just for those who 'answer questions and provide
real help to people'. This is a community. It has a wide constituency,
and they are all welcome and necessary for the survival and betterment
of the community.
Complaining takes energy. It takes caring. It takes hope that things
will get better. Don't stop us from hoping that one day things will
work like we want in your application, or we might go elsewhere.
Thanks again, for caring enough to get pissed.
Paul Skinner
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