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Hi,

I've been harping on this one, too, as it strikes me as a bit assinine. There's got to be a better way to keep the forum relatively clean, which it isn't always anyway. After all, assonancce is at least as improtant in music as dissonance, and a forum is really nothing more than an assembly of people freely associating, asking for assistance...

... so I must assert myself by assailing this policy, because the way I assess it, rest assured that I will assiduously plead with CW to assign themselves the task of rethinking this. But it should be done politely. It's not like I'd want to assault somebody. I'd rather take a more assuasive approach.

The primary meaning of the censored word merely means "donkey" anyway, and is at most a very mild expletive, though I assume that CW feels differently. But I do hope they assimilate what we're trying to say.

I think you guys are just being ass holes.

ORIGINAL: Quasar

Hi,

I've been harping on this one, too, as it strikes me as a bit assinine. There's got to be a better way to keep the forum relatively clean, which it isn't always anyway. After all, assonancce is at least as improtant in music as dissonance, and a forum is really nothing more than an assembly of people freely associating, asking for assistance...

... so I must assert myself by assailing this policy, because the way I assess it, rest assured that I will assiduously plead with CW to assign themselves the task of rethinking this. But it should be done politely. It's not like I'd want to assault somebody. I'd rather take a more assuasive approach.

The primary meaning of the censored word merely means "donkey" anyway, and is at most a very mild expletive, though I assume that CW feels differently. But I do hope they assimilate what we're trying to say.

RTFM

How is that rude? That's how we learned what we know. It IS the best way to learn the small details of our profession is it not?

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RTFM

How is that rude? That's how we learned what we know. It IS the best way to learn the small details of our profession is it not?

It's more often than not a question of how it's said. I 100% agree that pointing someone to the manual is very often the best and most helpful answer you can give ... it answers the question and at the same time also encourages them to use the manual as a resource.

So, something like:

"Bill - You'll find what your looking for in the Chapter on Juggling Widgets on page 987 of your manual" is fine in my book.

But just "RTFM" on its own is at best a completely pointless comment - believe it or not, often people are not confident finding their way around manuals and do need help.

Best,
Geoff

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RTFM

How is that rude? That's how we learned what we know. It IS the best way to learn the small details of our profession is it not?

No, RTFM is not, in itself rude. Some may be offended by the "F" component, but I'm not, and I doubt many others around here are either. RTFM is also very good (if rather obvious) advice. My only point is that I've so often seen it used as a way to dismiss the validity of a question, as well as insult the intelligence or integrity of the questioner. And then the name-calling (which really IS offensive IMHO) begins. Anyone who reads these threads knows that this does happen here on a recurrent basis.

And besides, the "F" word is still universally considered a far stronger expletive than the three letter word for donkey, regardless of whether one is bothered by either of them or not.

Edit: Well said, both Glazfolk and almeister. This is OT, and I'm done ranting now. Peace.

Its obvious to me that Cakewalk must have its best programmers working on its products and not its website because whoever decided to take the consecutive letters a,s,s out of every word was an a s s.

"Bill - You'll find what your looking for in the Chapter on Juggling Widgets on page 987 of your manual" is fine in my book.

I'm missing 379 pages damn it.

Phuch it.........................JDW

Maybe there's still hope for ***** and ****? 
 
(I just felt like finding an old turkey today. )

paulo
So can we can glean from this that when he is bored craigb (ITHRN) goes in search of asses ?

Well, we had an in-depth discussion of "T's" in the FSF, so why not some comments about "A's" here? 

I assume I know how you feel, especially as on my website (www.gamesgazette.co.uk for games players) I get error messages if words like Essex or Sussex are used because they include the letters s, e & x   How crazy is that ?