On Monday 30 July 2007, mick wenlock wrote:
> No, I am not confusing free speech with good communication. This is a
> list with some moderation, free speech is not part of that equation
> and that is fine with me.
>
> I moderate a list which is far more active than this one. If someone
> writes a post I do not understand I do not let it through, I write
> back to the person who wrote it explaining the problem. I don't post
> a "lesson" to the whole list.
That is not quite an option for me.
> If someone posts something on this list that I have difficulty
> following - and there are several such posters - I hit my trusty
> "delete" key and don't bother with them.
I have a response for that, but it goes along with my response to
another one of your posts and I'm holding on that until I see your
answer to my response to tigg_teagan'
answered that yet -- would you respect a post written like that
example?)
> You said
> "While no one expects everyone to write like
> English majors the least we can all do is try to follow SOME of the
> written language rules.."
>
> OK - which rules? If someone does not adhere to those rules should
> they be warned publicly to shape up? Who decides which rules are to
> be followed and how? Can we ban the use of American spelling and
> return to real English? (LOL
I don't think it's a matter so much of which exact rules. It's more a
matter of following enough so a post is readable by others. Again, if
someone has a statement to make, but does not think it's important
enough to be clear, why should I put more effort into reading it than
they put into writing it?
In cases like this I mention caps and periods because, at the very
least, indicating where a sentence starts and ends helps in reading the
text.
Hal
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