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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6137694" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>I disagree. They mean the same thing. Neither is absolute because the whole implication of the term "based on" is that something starts out at a certain point, it builds from another thing. That implies that it also contains things BESIDES that one thing, and at that point we know that it is a MIXTURE of things, though presumably more one thing than the other. Saying that something is "more based on" one thing than another is saying EXACTLY the same thing, just in more words. Its more based on this than on that, is saying its a mixture of the two things, while 'its based on that' simply implies that its mostly THAT and then we must presume it is also somewhat 'this', otherwise it would BE 'that' and not 'based on that'. </p><p></p><p>IMHO he wasn't any more or less 'snarky' than anyone else normally is in these threads. He disputed the earlier post and effectively demonstrated what he saw as the flaw in it, that's all. I really have no idea why you're picking out this one post from amongst all its fellows as particularly snarky or offensive. I thought the question he was asking was quite germane. He COULD have posted it in a lower key way, but again it wasn't exceptionally inflammatory as it was IMHO. I don't even know what you mean by "ascribed that negative bias towards another poster", there was no 3rd party involved at all. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you have understand that people have different habits of reasoning, different tastes, different reading comprehension levels, and simply different styles of discussion and debate. Most of what people find inflammatory was probably never meant that way at all. I seriously doubt in this example that [MENTION=49017]Bluenose[/MENTION] even noticed the loss of the 'mostly', or if he did he was only paraphrasing and left out a word which IMHO is perfectly reasonable to consider excess. Perhaps that was sloppy, and I might frown on it a bit more if he were say a reporter or an author writing a publication, but even then I don't think it would rise to the level of being notable. I see FAR worse sins committed all the time by professional writers. </p><p></p><p>I think it behooves us <strong>all</strong> to be generous in our readings of others and to try to be as reasonable in what we post as we can as well. I think most of the crap IME comes about from some people being extremists about their viewpoints and writing in such a way as to be utterly dismissive of others. Later on of course these same people pretty much always defend themselves with a "well, its only a message board, of course everything is just my opinion." I won't name names, I'm not here to start fights, but THAT would be where I would focus my posting advise. Sadly the people who resort to that sort of thing seem little interested in listening to others, so it rarely helps to state such things. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with your posting advice, just add in "be generous in your interpretation of others" and you're fine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 6137694, member: 82106"] I disagree. They mean the same thing. Neither is absolute because the whole implication of the term "based on" is that something starts out at a certain point, it builds from another thing. That implies that it also contains things BESIDES that one thing, and at that point we know that it is a MIXTURE of things, though presumably more one thing than the other. Saying that something is "more based on" one thing than another is saying EXACTLY the same thing, just in more words. Its more based on this than on that, is saying its a mixture of the two things, while 'its based on that' simply implies that its mostly THAT and then we must presume it is also somewhat 'this', otherwise it would BE 'that' and not 'based on that'. IMHO he wasn't any more or less 'snarky' than anyone else normally is in these threads. He disputed the earlier post and effectively demonstrated what he saw as the flaw in it, that's all. I really have no idea why you're picking out this one post from amongst all its fellows as particularly snarky or offensive. I thought the question he was asking was quite germane. He COULD have posted it in a lower key way, but again it wasn't exceptionally inflammatory as it was IMHO. I don't even know what you mean by "ascribed that negative bias towards another poster", there was no 3rd party involved at all. I think you have understand that people have different habits of reasoning, different tastes, different reading comprehension levels, and simply different styles of discussion and debate. Most of what people find inflammatory was probably never meant that way at all. I seriously doubt in this example that [MENTION=49017]Bluenose[/MENTION] even noticed the loss of the 'mostly', or if he did he was only paraphrasing and left out a word which IMHO is perfectly reasonable to consider excess. Perhaps that was sloppy, and I might frown on it a bit more if he were say a reporter or an author writing a publication, but even then I don't think it would rise to the level of being notable. I see FAR worse sins committed all the time by professional writers. I think it behooves us [b]all[/b] to be generous in our readings of others and to try to be as reasonable in what we post as we can as well. I think most of the crap IME comes about from some people being extremists about their viewpoints and writing in such a way as to be utterly dismissive of others. Later on of course these same people pretty much always defend themselves with a "well, its only a message board, of course everything is just my opinion." I won't name names, I'm not here to start fights, but THAT would be where I would focus my posting advise. Sadly the people who resort to that sort of thing seem little interested in listening to others, so it rarely helps to state such things. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with your posting advice, just add in "be generous in your interpretation of others" and you're fine ;) [/QUOTE]
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