Re: basics
Chris Ohlhoff (chrisohlhoff@yahoo.com)
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:18:28 -0700 (PDT)
This is certainly something I suspected from the beginning, but I went
ahead with posting my take on it on the offhand chance that Scottie was
serious. This being, because it was more important to me to be clear
on where I stand on this issue even if it is not one, than to idly
accept these limits (I no longer consider them "limits" after Scottie's
clarification yesterday). I also assumed that the people on this list
are probably not the type to make statements like that simply out of
boredom, when I'm bored, I read.
I just wish I was bored more often.
-Chris
--- Hotbuns200@aol.com wrote:
> I don't think Scotty even really cares if people
> capitalize, etc. I think
> he's just messing with you guys. e-mailing is so
> anonymous, it's easy to
> screw with people when you're bored. I always go
> into nerd chatrooms and
> pretend like I'm pissed off because Captain Picard
> didn't greet some Klingon
> correctly.
> - Adam
>
> In response to:
>
> First off, there is nothing outdated about ee
> cummings. Second off,
> establishing rules for posting to this list such as
> obeying
> capitalization and correcting spelling errors are
> absurd. We are, I
> think, for the most parts all adults here, with an
> obvious love and
> respect for language and literature. But I, for
> one, will not adhere
> to these attempts to regulate the way I express
> myself in this forum.
> These are not business correspondances here, we are
> not being graded or
> evaluated, this is as informal as any round table
> discussion of
> literature, taking place, for the most part, among
> "friends" (people
> with a common interest anyway) where the use of
> slang would be
> perfectly acceptable.
>
> Anyone agree with me here? (about ee, or supposed
> grammar rules on this
> post)
>
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