[OSM-talk] Users whose contributions are in the public domain

Lester Caine lester at lsces.co.uk
Mon May 5 07:49:07 BST 2008


Ari Torhamo wrote:
> OK, thanks for explaining this. I was actually just responding to
> sarcasm that I didn't like, but perhaps I could have been more educated
> doing it  :-) (or perhaps it would be best that we weren't sarcastic to
> each other at all).

Sarcasm can be a major problem on lists where a lot of the users do not have 
English as a first language! It often produces unnecessary discussions 
EXPLAINING the 'nuances' so many internationally spread lists do tend to clamp 
down on it ;)

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