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<blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 4860720" data-attributes="member: 54707"><p>Yeah DD, that kinda thing happens a lot in writing. And in academia. It'll happen to ya again, I'm pretty durn sure.</p><p></p><p>I started putting the synopsis at the beginning of some of my pieces, by the way, because someone (I wish I could remember who but I'm pretty sure she was female) suggested that those who don't like to read an entire, long piece on the internet might just like a skeletal briefing, so to speak. Me personally, I've never understood the idea of reading something just in part, as you're practically guaranteeing that you'll misunderstand what you're reading. Or at best only partially understand it. But with attention spans on the internet limited, and with people on sites like this using the internet basically for entertainment purposes (and I use this site for both purposes of creative entertainment, what I write, as well as consumptive, what I read or analyze), I thought it was a pretty good idea. I mean I'm not gonna analyze an entertainment essay like I would a theory paper or an Intel briefing.</p><p></p><p>Nevertheless, as a matter of habit, and I guess this is both my personal training and my professional background, I try not to comment on anything unless I've read the entire thing and think I have a pretty good handle on it. If I don't have a sure understanding then I say, "if I'm reading you right," (or "reading you write," sorry, couldn't resist the pun) or so forth, but that's my scientific training. Don't gather partial facts, and don't comment unless you're pretty sure you got it, and if you don't just ask to verify the point. And if you misunderstand then just say, "okay, now I gotcha, I misunderstood before."</p><p></p><p>I think a lot of slap fights could be avoided on the internet, or the web, by a simple good old fashioned habit of careful reading and re-reading. Of course, then maybe the internet wouldn't be the high-flying, very exciting, alley-way ambush it so often degenerates into. I remember the old days when all we ever talked about were university projects, routing processes, phreaking, and grant requests. And gals of course. Now look at it. It's all grown up. You can fight about green tea, video games, twittering, and hobgoblins. Sometimes it all makes me laugh. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's a good point, technically speaking.</p><p>It's hard to communicate a thing so clearly everyone gets it in the exact same way as the writer intended (assuming he understood all the possible variations of what he was implying). Words limit (and to a certain extent, delimit) as well as impose, or they would never be misunderstood.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I like the way you talk. It reminds me of someone I know.</p><p>Anywho, I follow what you're pointing at. </p><p>Later folks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack7, post: 4860720, member: 54707"] Yeah DD, that kinda thing happens a lot in writing. And in academia. It'll happen to ya again, I'm pretty durn sure. I started putting the synopsis at the beginning of some of my pieces, by the way, because someone (I wish I could remember who but I'm pretty sure she was female) suggested that those who don't like to read an entire, long piece on the internet might just like a skeletal briefing, so to speak. Me personally, I've never understood the idea of reading something just in part, as you're practically guaranteeing that you'll misunderstand what you're reading. Or at best only partially understand it. But with attention spans on the internet limited, and with people on sites like this using the internet basically for entertainment purposes (and I use this site for both purposes of creative entertainment, what I write, as well as consumptive, what I read or analyze), I thought it was a pretty good idea. I mean I'm not gonna analyze an entertainment essay like I would a theory paper or an Intel briefing. Nevertheless, as a matter of habit, and I guess this is both my personal training and my professional background, I try not to comment on anything unless I've read the entire thing and think I have a pretty good handle on it. If I don't have a sure understanding then I say, "if I'm reading you right," (or "reading you write," sorry, couldn't resist the pun) or so forth, but that's my scientific training. Don't gather partial facts, and don't comment unless you're pretty sure you got it, and if you don't just ask to verify the point. And if you misunderstand then just say, "okay, now I gotcha, I misunderstood before." I think a lot of slap fights could be avoided on the internet, or the web, by a simple good old fashioned habit of careful reading and re-reading. Of course, then maybe the internet wouldn't be the high-flying, very exciting, alley-way ambush it so often degenerates into. I remember the old days when all we ever talked about were university projects, routing processes, phreaking, and grant requests. And gals of course. Now look at it. It's all grown up. You can fight about green tea, video games, twittering, and hobgoblins. Sometimes it all makes me laugh. That's a good point, technically speaking. It's hard to communicate a thing so clearly everyone gets it in the exact same way as the writer intended (assuming he understood all the possible variations of what he was implying). Words limit (and to a certain extent, delimit) as well as impose, or they would never be misunderstood. I like the way you talk. It reminds me of someone I know. Anywho, I follow what you're pointing at. Later folks. [/QUOTE]
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