[WikiEN-l] Why geeks are annoying

[James Farrar]

On 21/08/07, Ron Ritzman <ritzman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/20/07, Todd Allen <toddmallen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Realistically, though, I think there is something to be said for clear,
> > no-bullshit communication. That doesn't necessarily mean it has to be
> > rude, but if I had to pick between someone being blunt with me and
> > someone lying to or misleading me, I'll pick blunt every time.
>
> Like companies which politely tell everybody "thank you for your
> suggestion, we'll take it under consideration" no matter how
> boneheaded it is.

"Under consideration" means we've lost the file; "under active
consideration" means we're trying to find it...