Good advice!
Rick Hillegas wrote:
Recently, some provocative postings have appeared on this list.
Probably the poster's colorful language was meant to sound playful and
bantering. Unfortunately, it has offended some people. This would be a
good time to remind everyone that the Derby community prides itself on
being open, constructive, fact-based, and respectful. I trust that the
poster will not interpret this as a rebuke. The poster has made useful
points and I hope will continue to do so.
I offer the following piece of advice which newspaper editors used to
give their reporters: murder your darlings. That is, before hitting
the send key, remove the clever bits. Gray, humorless prose beats
misunderstood wit.
Cheers,
-Rick
--
Mark
A clever person solves a problem.
A wise person avoids it.
-- Einstein
