[R] offlist Re: typo in contrast package's vignettes

[David Winsemius]

On Feb 3, 2010, at 10:53 AM, Peng Yu wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 8:41 AM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net 
> > wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 3, 2010, at 9:28 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:22 PM, David Winsemius <dwinsemius at comcast.net 
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 3, 2010, at 12:20 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:14 PM, David Winsemius
>>>>> <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 3, 2010, at 12:11 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 11:04 PM, David Winsemius
>>>>>>> <dwinsemius at comcast.net>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Feb 2, 2010, at 11:42 PM, Peng Yu wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It seems that Eq (2) in the vignettes for the 'contrast'  
>>>>>>>>> packages is
>>>>>>>>> not correct. That is, the numerator on the right hand side  
>>>>>>>>> should be
>>>>>>>>> $c' \beta$ rather than $c' \lambda$, right? If I'm correct,  
>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>> somebody notice the author to fix it?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do it yourself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What do you mean? I have two questions. I assume you are  
>>>>>>> answering my
>>>>>>> second questions. Would you please make sure that your reply is
>>>>>>> complete to avoid any confusions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you think there is an error, then you should contact the  
>>>>>> package
>>>>>> maintainer. Simple (and complete) as that.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't want to check, then don't post with nonsense reply.
>>>>
>>>> Its the advice that you could and _should_ have read in the Posting
>>>> Guide.
>>>
>>> I'm not clear how my original post violate the posting guide
>>> http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html. Would you please be
>>> specific which item I violated?
>>
>> Your use of "violated", not mine.
>>
>> "For questions about functions in standard packages distributed  
>> with R (see
>> the FAQ Add-on packages in R), ask questions on R-help.
>
> I asked the questions because I'm not sure if I am a hundred percent
> correct. If I am wrong, then it is not a problem with the package.
> Therefore, it is perfectly OK to ask the question on r-help.

>
>> If the question relates to a contributed package , e.g., one  
>> downloaded from
>> CRAN, try contacting the package maintainer first.  "

You have a "question" and "it relates to a contributed package", so  
the premises of the second (and not the first) sentence is satisfied.  
The consequent is "contact the maintainer". Logic ... simple clear  
logic applied to a declarative English sentence.

Your interpretation is perverse and I assert is completely contrary to  
a sensible reading of those two  sentences. Your interpretation is  
doubly perverse in that it regards the package documentation which  
_only_ the maintainer can adjust. I do not undertand why you are  
bothering hundreds of people who can do nothing about your concerns  
with these persistently obtuse questions while you are at the same  
time resisting contacting the one person who could do something, the  
package maintainer.

>>
>> Have you tried contacting the contrast package maintainer?

David Winsemius, MD
Heritage Laboratories
West Hartford, CT