Re: basics

jason varsoke (jjv@caesun.msd.ray.com)
Fri, 09 Jul 1999 18:13:59 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 erespess@inil.com wrote:

> >    With the exception of the quaintly outdated e e cummings,
> >    I know of no self-respecting American writer of fiction,
> >    non-fiction or journalism
> 
> I wasn't aware that to post on this list I was required to be any of those.
> I thought I just had to like Salinger and want to discuss his works.
> 
> >    who, wishing to be read & not just mistaken for wee-wee,
> >    twinkle-toes, ickle boots, lovable tweety me, foregoes the decent
> >    use of punctuation, capitalisation & basic grammar.
> 
> So let me get this straight, capitals are required, but it is perfectly
> acceptable to resort to name-calling?  Are we going to communicate like
> adults or aren't we?  If you deem it important to use standards of writing
> associated with grown-ups, maybe you should also consider standards of
> behavior.

Don't worry Elizibeth, that's just the way Scotty is.  Take him with a
grain of salt.  He likes to be pithy.  He likes to set off reactionaries.
Only play his game if you enjoy the banter.  Otherwise, just let it slide.

-jason