evan_tech -- bad editorship

11:11 pm, 7 Nov 05

bad editorship

Every so often I get to thinking that some people actually read this and that I ought to be more thoughtful when I post. I notice I had a sentence a few posts back that had the form "A, which is B, which is C: D: E." This is probably because I cut'n'paste text like I do code but I don't have a compiler to complain at me. (And that is also why I'm not a very good Perl programmer.)

I'm not really sure what the resolution is. I guess, in the interest of respecting the reader, I just ought to hold drafts for a day or two before I post. Hmm. Like maybe this one. Oh well.

mcfnord i draft for months sometimes. sadly it can't make me smarter.

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dan_erat "a day or to"? For shame!

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graydon Sir it is only a journal on the internets.

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zenspider	it is your blog and you can do with it as you please... if someone doesn't like it, they can change the channel.
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zenspider	And that isn't meant in a "fuck that reader" sort of way... you stated "the interest of respecting the reader"... but what about the rest of us, who just as much like and appreciate your unfiltered thoughts?
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cjcollier perl -c is my savior

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3smallishmagi

I think it would be dishonest to make overly polished posts. I find I use grammar to judge the quality of something I'm reading. While it's true that the merit of a statement is independent of its speaker, I find grammar to be a cheap clue to how much of an idiot the speaker is. For some grammatical errors I won't even bother reading till the end of the sentence "I think that people each have there own... {click}"

So If you've put a lot of thought into something, take the time to present it clearly. If it is some random thought that you think is worth posting, just type it in and click "post" after a cursory grammar and spelling check.

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mcfnord	i draft for months sometimes. sadly it can't make me smarter.
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graydon	Sir it is only a journal on the internets.
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cjcollier	perl -c is my savior
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