kimcm@diku.UUCP (Kim Christian Madsen.) (02/14/85)
[I don't believe in line-eaters...But just in case...]
Writing Style
A mild flame
Would you be so kindly to write your articles, so
everybody has a fair chance to understand them; if not their
meaning, then at least the words in them?
This is not directed at anyone personally, but to
everyone, especially you who has English as your first
language. Remember there are many people on the net and
many of the european readers only have English as their
second or third language.
In several articles I have seen strange words appears:
unknown abbreviations, unusual elements of the spoken
language and slang. I for one am not always able to guess
the meaning of the words. So sometimes an excellent article
can not be understood. Too bad both for the author and the
reader.
If you feel it is important for you to use non-
authorized abbreviations then explain them in the text; (eg:
NSF (Non-Standard-Features) ). Don't use slang or elements
of the spoken language unless it is necessary.
The above mentioned should not be applied to net.jokes!
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Kim Chr. Madsen Datalogisk Institut (Institute of Datalogy)
University of Copenhagen
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