Well, I pay little attention to due dates :-) Hmm. It seems the point, silly as it is, is still not getting across. I'll try to simplify further...
My point was: Must a post be in essay format to be well thought out, informative, and properly referenced? Put another way, the Essay Hypothesis: "A post MUST be in essay format to be well thought out, informative, and properly referenced." (must was capitalized incase that was missed before) Is the essay hypothesis true? My correct answer is no. The only way the "essay hypothesis" can be true is if it is impossible to see the above qualities in a non-essay response. This is obviously not the case. Simply strip the essay let's say of descriptives for example (plainly, obviously, elegant, melodramatic, etc.) and there you go. It may not be as easy to read, but all the information will still be there, but it will no longer be an essay. I think the original intention, however, was the objection to verbiage. This is not an insult despite what Stephen may gleem from dictionaries. It does mean an over-abundance of words which implies they are unnecessary. Here is an example of verbiage (from Allen): "This thread is well past its sell-by date, and I had no intention of prolonging it," Here is an example from me "Well, I pay little attention to due dates :-)" Should verbiage (unnecessary words) be eliminated? Definately Yes. If one feels they detract from the post. Definately No. If one feels they don't detract or even enhance the post. So there you have it. I think all who contributed here should be rightly proud of their efforts. I'm sure Monty Python would be :-) --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6702 or send a blank email to leave-6702-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
