[PCB_FORUM] Clarification

So it seems that I have been drastically misunderstood.

1. I did not criticize anyone's grammar.
2. I did NOT suggest IN ANY WAY that non-native speakers do not belong on
this forum
3. I did not suggest that "proper" English = sophistication

I speak many languages. I have lived all over the world. My intent WAS
EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. It is much easier for people, who speak English as a
second language to read posts that are not encoded. English programs do not
teach "c" = "see" and "u" = "you". In a technical forum these characters
also have meaning as keystrokes, hotkeys, menu shortcuts, and the like --
which can lead to confusion if your language background is weak. I am trying
to improve the inclusiveness of the forum, not exclude people out of
ignorance. Everyone who understands the "chat" shorthand understands the
full words, but the opposite is not true.

I made no mention of grammar. Language contains redundant constructs that
implement error-correction. Therefore, the fewer ambiguities in the
individual words, the more tolerance you leave for grammatical mistakes.

However, I will not retreat from my original statement that we are all
"educated, sophisticated engineers". I have been doing PCB design for almost
a decade, yet I still learn new things from the people on this forum
virtually every day. When I said sophisticated, I was talking about you all
as people, not your use of language. Words are just a means to an end.

My original comment was not an attack on Rakesh, but a suggestion to the
group. So let me apologize to him publicly, if he, indeed, felt singled out
by it. I have several friends at C-DoT. Incidentally, I was one of only
three people to welcome Rakesh to the group.

And to the group as a whole, for those of you who took offense, let me offer
my sincerest apologies.

Glad I could at least could provide some entertainment.


Regards,

Jonathan Friedman, GSR
Networked Embedded Systems Laboratory (NESL)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

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