Responses interspersed. However, this is the last time I'm going to respond
here, because this newsgroup isn't the proper forum for this. Contact me
privately via
http://www.interlacken.com/common/contact.aspx if you wish.
clintonG said:
The very first reply from T. & D. Gregor Sr. suggested using 'software
translation sites' so your comments to me in that regard are based on your
own failure to read and understand the replies to this topic.
Guilty. I guess I filtered that out so quickly that I never even noticed it.
As for your 'guess' regarding ASP.NET in what you refer to as the 'short
term' I am compelled by the facts and my current knowledge of the .NET
Framework to tell you that your guesswork is short-sighted. Furthermore,
your assumption to know what is best for anybody in the short term or any
term for that matter is presumptuous.
And yet you feel no compunction stating what *you* believe is best for
anybody.
Anybody interested in determing the facts for themselves can do so once
somebody helps them learn the keywords that are being used to define and
describe a given topic. Once having learned more of the actual facts
involved and the basis of how the facts came about the decision to adopt or
not adopt a given tactical methodology is not yours to make.
I aggree that the final choice of approach lies with each person, which
means not with me, and not with you.
At the same time, it makes perfect sense to consider the apparent skill
level of the questioner before providing an answer. An answer that's too far
above or below the questioner's skill level is generally useless, and may be
insulting.
This, of course, is tricky, because the questioner's skill level is far from
obvious. All we have to go by is a few lines of text. In this case, I
presumed that because the questioner was somewhat uncertain how to use
Dynamic Web Templates in FrontPage, they probably weren't an experienced
ASP.NETdeveloper. That's not a sure thing, but it's the assumption I made.
Most people posting these sorts of newsgroup questions are looking for quick
fixes, and not for extensive self-education. That's why I, for one, try to
give the simplest, most direct answers I can.
As for your final remarks regarding the use of this newsgroup -- pompous as
they were -- if it was my intention to talk over anybody's head I would not
have provided the search terms or bothered discussing the facts and complex
issues involved in this topic.
A matter of opinion, for sure.
If you choose to insult the intelligence of people that come here seeking
discussion by assuming a person does not have the intellectual capacity or
the interest in discussing what can be complex issues that is your decision
but again, it is not for you to decide either way unless it applies to you
directly. As for me in this regard, it is me and it will remain me that
decides who to offer the benefit of my insight, when, and how. Not you. As
for others, it is their determination to take advantage of what I have to
offer or choose to ignore it. Not you.
Well, you can obviously post whatever you want; that's one of the beauties
of usenet. And for what it's worth, if I had to develop a multi-lingual Web
site, I, like you, would almost certainly do it in ASP.NET. In fact, I have
done so in the past.
But not everyone has the time or the aptitude to learn ASP.NET programming;
some people's talents lay more in marketing, or product selection, or graphic
design, or running tours, or a million other areas. Even so, some of them
want to develop simple Web sites, and just like posting to usenet, they
should have the freedom to do so. The Web is for everyone, not just the
technically astute.
I mean, it's fine to evangelize ASP.NET but if you scream too loud, you
dissuade more people than you convert.
Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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