Michael Edwards.
[Philip Aker:]
> If you were inclined in the area I suggest that you would have
> noticed how most people format their email and quote replies on this list and
> adjusted your posts to the norm accordingly.
>
> [My respone:]
> I don't know what you mean by this.
[Philip:]
Patrick Hubers has answered this question more than adequately.
[Myself:]
I'm sorry, but he hasn't answered adequately in the least - as I said
before. I still do not know what (if anything) I'm doing wrong.
I wrote a longish posting replying to Patrick's message, explaining this in
detail, but desisted from sending it after reading Keith's attempt to cool this
down. Do you want me to send it in after all? I think it will irritate you,
though, judging by your demonstrated attitude on this trivial issue.
Patrick mentioned stating to whom I'm replying at the top; I do that, in my
attribution of quoted material. He mentioned marking quotes with the
greater-than sign or the vertical bar; I do that - or my software does. (For
certain people I reply to, it seems not to do it, for reasons I don't know.
This is not unique to me. Are you going to hold that against me? Please just
*say* that's the problem, if that's what's bugging you, and I'll put them in
manually, line by line, to make you happy.)
They are the only specific things Patrick said. He made other vague
references to "established style", but gave no indication of how I departed from
that. I went back and re-read his post, just to make sure I hadn't missed
something. I see no way my posts offend against anything he said.
> [Myself:]
> Perhaps you'd like to explain what you mean, rather than
> hint at it obliquely.
[Philip:]
I think you are illustrating my point because my remarks seem to have been
understood by other list members. Even ones from Europe whose native language is
not English.
[Myself:]
I don't see how my not knowing what you're talking about illustrates
anything at all. I don't claim to know what other list members understand,
beyond what they clearly state for themselves. I don't see what one's native
language has got to do with it, and I think you're using this to have a dig at
me for some unknown reason.
If you're going to criticize me, and I indicate I don't know what you're
referring to, you should have the courtesy to explain it to me. Neither you nor
Patrick have chosen to do that so far. What other list members do or don't
understand is beside the point.
I don't really enjoy arguing like this, and want to get on with list
members. Could you please just tell me exactly what the problem is, instead of
hedging about, and we can then move on to other topics?
Regards,
Michael Edwards.
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