-Caveat Lector-
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Tenorlove wrote:
>You see, I have joined this list in order to LEARN, not
>> to become boggled by cryptic nonsense.
>
>Well, then, you'd better open your mind. There are people on this list
>whose native language is NOT English. If they can't communicate as
>clearly as you, do they also speak "cryptic nonsense"?
Paula's post was directed to Saba/Colleen, whose primary language IS
supposedly English...
Paula's point was not regarding spelling or grammar, it was that people
who are making claims should do so clearly, and present some sort of
substantiation for their claims...neither of which Saba/Colleen does...
>Had you read the Declaration and Disclaimer at the bottom of the page
>you'd understand that rationality and clarity have nothing to do with
>conspiracy theory or political information.
I disagree...rationality and clarity should be of utmost importance, more
so in a realm where extraordinary subjects are being discussed...
If it degenerates into nothing more than irrationality and obscurity,
then we deserve the label of 'nut cases' that general society burdens us
with...
>You're going to find, as
>you continue to study conspiracy theory, that many, if not most, of the
>conspiracy writers DO NOT write like they have Ph.D.'s in English.
No one is saying they should. But they SHOULD be able to arrange their
thoughts into a concise manner, and offer some sort of substantiation for
extraordinary claims...or else clearly state that what they are writing
is based solely on their personal prejudice for which they have no
documentation or evidence with which to back it up with...
>Read for content, not style.
Saba/Colleen, to whom Paula addressed her post, consistently posts
'style' over content...what little content 'she' may provide, one has to
wade thru reams of 'style' to get to...
>You have to slog through a lot of dross to get to the gold nuggets.
And in Saba/Colleen's case, after one slogs thru reams of dross, one
usually only comes up with Fool's Gold...
>Usually newbies lurk for a while and read the posts and get a feeling
>for the threads on the list, and the styles/attitudes of the other list
>members, before they go shooting off their mouths. Your post comes off
>not only as disrespectful, but as arrogance of the highest degree.
To me it came off as being spot on...
And why hold Paula up to a standard that you don't condemn Saba/Colleen
for ignoring, for Saba/Colleen has never 'lurked', but starts posting
away with abandon immediately upon subscribing to the list with any of
'her' multitude of IDs...
June
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