Michael, to make this clear: I was not and am not criticizing you or your email style, but merely trying to explain Philip's remarks. Apparently to no avail, so I'll try again...
--Michael Edwards schreef: [snip] > ... 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. There are no quotation marks in your messages at all, except for the ones that were present in the messages you're replying to. ... > 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 did not, please read again. Unless you're referring to the word "etc." Here's an etcetera, if you want: you start each paragraph with an indentation. That's fine with written letters (depending on what you learned at school I guess), but paragraphs in email messages are usually separated by an empty line. Makes them easier to read. ... > 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'm quite sure I *did* explain to you what Philip meant. Perhaps not well enough, hence this second attempt (=previous two paragraphs). > 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? We all get along just great, because we can always return to the subject of Finale when discussions get out of hand. If you feel you're unjustly criticized and you still have no idea why, after asking for and receiving an explanation, then the easiest thing to do is simply forget about it. It's only virtual anyway :-) To quote Keith: > Take the advice and grin at the leg-pulls... _____________________ Patrick Hubers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Solve IT Postbus 5063 3502 JB Utrecht _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
