At 13:16 03-09-2013, Barry Leiba wrote:
I agree with Scott that the stuff between the commas doesn't belong here.
That is, it doesn't belong *here*; it can certainly go into a sentence
or paragraph with advice for native English speakers. Consider
something like this instead:
Participants must do their best to accommodate the needs of other
participants by communicating clearly. When faced with English that
is difficult to understand, we must all make the effort to understand it
nonetheless, engaging in conversation to clarify what was meant.
Native English speakers, in particular, should be careful with the use
of slang and cultural references that might not be well known to everyone.
I'll try and come up with text to reflect the above and the other
feedback about that part of the draft.
That might not be exactly right; please try to understand me, and
tweak as necessary.
:-)
At 13:36 03-09-2013, Scott Kitterman wrote:
I do think that's better. In my experience, once code of conduct
type language is codified, eventually someone will try to use it as
a hammer. It needs to be crafted with this assumption in mind.
My reading of the feedback is that the above is a concern.
At 19:58 03-09-2013, Scott Kitterman wrote:
I agree that trying to figure things out is a net positive. What I want to
avoid is someone making excuses claiming that since they aren't a native
speaker it's somebody else's problem to understand them.
Ok.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy