Re: basics
jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:18:58 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Scottie Bowman wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I have no ambition to regulate the way people write
> to the list. Each of us has his own sensitivities. One will
> squirm at dirty talk, another at verbal aggressiveness, yet
> another at the politically incorrect.
>
> I was simply announcing to such few as might wish
> to gain my attention that all-lower-case typing struck
> me as affected or - less likely, since it entails a rather
> deliberate effort - lazy.
>
> In either case I did not intend to tire my brain trying
> to decypher the stuff.
The point Scottie is making here should be easily understood. While you
can argue for free experssion all you want, things can easily get out of
hand.
ForexamplesayIdecidedtosavetimebynotusingthespacekey,
OR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE, ALL UPPERCASE.
mAyB i'Ve deCiDed 2 UsE d c00l d00z sPeAk,
o r I w a n t e v e r o n e t o b e a b l e t o r e a d m e .
etc. etc. and so on. I'm sure you see the extension to Scottie's point.
Let's leave it at that. If you want to be read, make your posts readible.
n'uff said
-jason