On Mon, 16 Nov 2009, Rick Froman went:
If you want to disagree with Joan's arguments, focus on the arguments.
The arguments concerned Harris's "sophomoric and dismissive manner" and "embarrassingly poor scholarship." When grenades that large are lobbed in a professional context, the justifications for them need to be presented coherently.
I don't have any problem with understanding the communicative intent of any of the quotes below
I do. For example, in the one below, what's relative to what? "Relative to the style of her citations, as they are listed in the appendix by chapter, they rarely provide the title of the article or book but, instead, provide the relevant theme of the source material followed by the author, date and sometimes, the page number. --David Epstein [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
