Re: With all do respect Gentlemen

lenbell wrote:
"Paul Lautman" <paul.lautman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:69u57vF33ie2eU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
lenbell wrote:
Or perhaps I should say Ladies and Gentlemen

I am grateful for the help you have given me today and yesterday, but
I have always been told that the only stupid question is the one you
don't ask.
Please indulge me for a minute and continue reading.

I started writing Assembler on punch cards in 1964 to mainframes, then
FORTRAN on punch cards to main frames, next circa 1980 I started
programming on my Sinclair ZX80 in BASIC and machine code. Circa
1984 I started programming on my first IBM PC
BASIC

As time went on Pascal, dBase, FoxPro, (yes they both had languages
as well as database) clipper (the version was called summer of 86)
and then when Windows and the internet came around Delphi.

I have made a living as a contract programmer for the last 22 years.

I taught myself every language I know I had to because I'm dyslexic
and can not learn like "Normal Folks"

While I was using Clipper I used to help out on lots of newsgroups
and I never told anyone.
"Your questions fall into the DUH!!! category."
"Your question(s) are pretty much an FAQ in the WYSIFA Forums."
"Before I tried to program anything in php, I read the manual."
"I know you are just learning and starting out, but this was rather
basic." "What a cleverly selected Subject:!"

My questions are probably stupid - at least to all you "Experts"
But you know what? Real quick this all will click in my dyslexic
little mind and then we'll see who's the export

Len Bell
IT's not that your questions are stupid, it's that you obviously haven't even bothered looking at the manual to discover the very basics.

If you really did teach yourself all those languages, then you should be at least starting with this one by making an effort to discover the very basic steps, before asking for help.



> I don't need to get into a pissing contest with you. It is very
> obvious you know nothing about dyslexia.
>
> I can't read paragraphs at a time my mind only grasps small bursts of
> written information and then I get confused. I teach myself by
> nibbling at this then that and sooner or later the entire language
> comes into focus. A function definition is ok but a chapter on a
> topic is beyond me.
>
> "If you really did teach yourself all those languages" What do I need
> to give you my resume?
>
> You know if my questions offend you why bother replying?
>
> Is it just that you can't feel big unless you make someone else feel
> small?
>
> Len Bell
>

(Top posting fixed)

I DO know something about dyslexia; I won't go into it, but I had a personal connection with someone who was dyslexic many years ago.

But I also agree with Paul. You are using your dyslexia as an excuse and a crutch. If you can understand it in the newsgroup, you can understand much of it from the manual itself.

Your arrogance and plain asinine behavior is not endearing you to anyone else here. And the fact you do have no problem reading and understanding the posts here. That they are in a "format you can understand" is an excuse.

Go ahead and keep up your behavior. It won't be long before most everyone here plonks you and you get NO responses to any of your questions.

Here's a suggestion. Hire someone to tutor you (no, I don't do tutoring). Then you can ask all of the stupid questions you want.

But we're volunteers here - and I'm with Paul - I'm not here to answer questions you can easily look up in the manual.

And don't try using your dyslexia as an excuse for your laziness again. It won't work because severely dyslexic people who can't understand the manual can't understand posts here, either.

And don't top post.

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