Chris My comment was an attempt at humour. Since this topic has gone far past the point where anyone is smiling, I shall refrain from commenting further.
As for the delay in my response; that is inevitable because I am not allowed to post to IBM-MAIN from work. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 05:24, Chris Mason <[email protected]> wrote: > Don > > > Universally understood? If that were true there wouldn't be any debate, > would there? > > The only debate we need have in relation to this post is whether or not you > are really interested in taking part in the discussion thread or are just > here to > make waves. > > Your point has already been made and the implicit misunderstanding quashed: > [1] > > http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1105&L=ibm- > main&T=0&F=&S=&P=27337 > http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1105&L=ibm- > main&T=0&F=&S=&P=31464 > > Not that I fully understand the way the time offset works completely but it > is > evident that this is not a case of not having had a change to "see" - > however > you do it - or don't as the case may be! - posts since there is at least 10 > hours between my demolishing response and you're identical supposed > objection: > > Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 05:16:25 -0500 vs. Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:29:35 - > 0400 > > I appreciate that you initiated this subdiscussion but it's one of the > beauties > of a list discussion that anyone may take up the cudgel of debate. > > Of course, all this goes equally for Bingo HD -- I could say especially the > cudgel part - but this is a family list and we should try to curb any > aggression > however much provoked - so I won't! -- to whom there is no point my > responding. > > - > > [1] Note I now provide archive references rather than text in order to cut > down on the "noise" presumably equating to "volume" or perhaps "count" - > but > I deal with that by doubling up responses where I'm pretty sure the rude - > and > artificially deaf - contributor no longer has the decency to read posts > which > expose his (could be "her" although I have no evidence - yet - for a "her") > - > which some tetchy contributors find bothersome. > > - > > Chris Mason > > On Thu, 5 May 2011 17:29:35 -0400, Don Leahy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >Universally understood? If that were true there wouldn't be any debate, > >would there? > > > >On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 14:16, Chris Mason <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Don > >> > >> We are not dealing with a language - that would be another campaign > such as > >> getting rid of the stupid misuse of "issue" or "issues" for "problem". > We > >> are > >> dealing with explaining technical matters where there is an opportunity > for > >> ambiguity if we don't stick to universally understood, accepted and > >> mandated > >> expressions. > >> > >> Chris Mason > >> > >> On Mon, 2 May 2011 17:53:54 -0400, Don Leahy <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >Usage gives meaning. That's how languages evolve. Acronyms too, > >> >apparently. ;-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
