4 Jan
2002
4 Jan
'02
10:23 a.m.
There's a point in there: form follows function. FUNCTION. I could *not*
understand the original message. Period.
Peace... Sridhar
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, bill pointon wrote:
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 06:55:59 -0500
From: bill pointon <wpointon(a)earthlink.net>
Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment
this is not a reply to any particular message but to the thread as a
whole -- you sound like a bunch of old-fashioned high school english
teachers -- i mean come on people - form follows function - or at least
it has for the last 30 years since marshal mcluhan - if you cant
understand someones post without consulting a thesaurus grammarian and
lexicon of the english language is it worth a diatribe -- i tend to
ignore capitalization and punctuation also - save for the generic
pause -- and if you cant decipher my messages is it perhaps because of a
failure in the reader rather than the writer ? i really dont care ----
and no offense meant where not taken voluntarily -- billp
ps -- i am not a warez dood - dont own a cell phone - and have never
instant messaged anyone
On Thursday, January 3, 2002, at 07:56 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
It's not that people here are snooty and require proper English to
post to
the list, it's just that run-on sentences with improper grammar and no
punctuation and capitalization is a real pain in the ass to read.
Well, personally I don't normally comment on spelling/ grammar/
punctuation. Particularly since English is not the first language of
some
people on this list.
I only comment when there's likely to be technical confusion (as with
the
'Centronics' connectors).
It also makes the reader assume (sometimes wrongly...) that the person
posting the message is a complete idiot, and advice, suggestions, and
answers will not be understood when given. This is a technical group,
and
Most of the regulars here will hopefully confirm that I am fairly 'free'
with techanical information. I don't mind digging out databooks or
schematics, etc. I don't mind doing a few back-of-the-envelope
calculations.
But if I would have to spend significant time deciphering your message
to
work out just what you were asking for, well, I am not likely to do
that.
Instead I'll just ignore it.
God knows my English isn't perfect......
: )
Nor is mine....
-tony