It seems you do not know how works/ Re: [Values-ethics] Whom are you hoping to take in, Mr Ebbeler?

[Claude Almansi]

Dr Ebbeler

You wrote:

<<To: "Claude Almansi" <claude.almansi at bluewin.ch>
Cc: <inquiries at un.org>; <com at dienst.vu.nl>; <english.uva.nl at uva.nl>
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 5:21 PM
Subject: It seems you do not know how works/ Re: [Values-ethics] Whom are
you hoping to take in, Mr Ebbeler?


Dear Claude,
It seems you do not know how works. If you would have asked politely most
likely I would have given you some straight answers. You should do something
about that temperament of yours my friend. It helps a lot if you try some
diplomacy.
Regards,
Robert Ebbeler
PS its Dr Ebbeler not Mr.>>

I know all too well how it works, and this is precisely why I immediately
warned the Values and Ethics mailing list. Not sending 722k e-mails to
people one doesn't know is basic courtesy, at times called netiquette when
applied to the internet and e-mail. Not sending twice the same info as heavy
attachments is another rule of basic courtesy.

At first glance I thought you were the usual well-meaning,
spoilt-by-broadband luddite. I know how these spoilt luddites work and am
patient with them: my country is full of them, especially in power
positions, and also among theorizers of "ICT4D", so I have no choice but
being patient with them.

But you come from the Netherlands, an ICT-literate country. And the keywords
in the head of your site showed  that you are anything but ICT-illiterate.
Your http://www.6xa.nl/ site proves that you are actually an ICT pro. You
deliberately chose to break the basic rules of online communication. You are
deliberately sending microsoft files while claiming your project's
commitment to open-source.

Unless you were banking on impressing people theoretically interested in ICT
for development but with little actual knowledge of practical rules in ICT
use,  with your huge powerpoint (so nice to play with) and word (easier to
print) attachments,  why on earth did you not just write "For further
information, please visit www.thevirtualrockoperas.org " to the text of your
e-mail?

I tried: it would have reduced your e-mail to 4k instead of 722k. So you
blew up 180.5 times the needed size for your e-mail, with no apparent
justification. Don't be surprised if people start looking for hidden
motives.

Regards

Claude Almansi