Hey y'all, my name is Sam.
I would have put this in off-topic, but I really mean it for this (Development) forum since it concerns this and the people here more. I've stepped on a few toes now in the 6 days I've been a member of this forum and I really didn't mean to. I'm going to try and clear some of that up here.
You'll notice in my "suggestion" posts I'm very direct with my requests. They are easily taken as demands, especially for someone who doesn't know me well (all of you). I became this way from working in a fast paced environment (at my job) where people didn't have a lot of time to read suggestions. I found that by being short and direct to the exact point I'm requesting, I received responses, positive or negative, much faster. The last thing I want to do is take up a lot of your time rambling about development and leave you possibly not even knowing exactly what I'm requesting.
One thing I really strive for is never making personal attacks at someone. If you disagree with something I say, please post about it or send me a PM or message on AIM. I won't come back and call you stupid.
I also try to follow project guidelines as closely as possible. For example, in the patch I made for wxScintilla I used the same coding style that the rest of the file uses, even though I personally hate it. If I goof, mention it and I'll work to not have it happen again.
So in summary, please don't take what I say as insulting or condescending, because I certainly don't mean it that way.
Thanks and sorry for any trouble I caused,
Sam