jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman) (02/17/85)
> [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. > . > -- > Kim Chr. Madsen Datalogisk Institut (Institute of Datalogy) > University of Copenhagen > {decvax,philabs,seismo}!mcvax!diku!kimcm Sometimes it's hard for native English speakers to know when they are using language that would confuse a non-native speaker. A reply saying "I'm from the Netherlands. Please tell me what this means." can help us help you. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) aka Swazoo Koolak
jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman) (02/19/85)
> > [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. > > > . > > -- > > Kim Chr. Madsen Datalogisk Institut (Institute of Datalogy) > > University of Copenhagen > > {decvax,philabs,seismo}!mcvax!diku!kimcm > > Sometimes it's hard for native English speakers to know when they are using > language that would confuse a non-native speaker. A reply saying "I'm from > the Netherlands. Please tell me what this means." can help us help you. > -- > Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) > aka Swazoo Koolak I have already received one mail message informing me that Copenhagen isn't in the Netherlands. I knew this, I really did. To save you all the trouble, I will now flame myself. Different numbers of *'s represent different aspects of my personality flaming each other. * Jeff, you ignorant boob! Even a third grader knows that Copenhagen is in * Denmark, *not* the Netherlands! Someone with your lack of knowledge of basic * geography shouldn't be allowed to post to the net. Kindly keep your stupid * opinions to yourself. ** Sniff, sniff. What'd I do?!? What'd I do?!? I made a simple mistake, and ** now some clod is telling me to get off the net. Well, you know what you can ** do with that idea! I'm going to continue to make mistakes just to annoy you. ** Now I say that Amsterdam is in Israel. What do you plan to do about it? * This disgusting jerk doesn't know how to take a subtle hint. I told you once, * but evidently you are too moronic to understand my impeccable logic: YOU ARE * AN IGNORANT BOOB! AMSTERDAM IN ISRAEL! Keep this stupid trash off the net or * you'll be sorry. ** As you are all aware, a fascist is trying to use ad hominem argument and ** sophistry to censor my postings. Next, he will probably appoint himself ** the moderator of all the newgroups. He will probably set up a dish antenna ** in his backyard, and bounce all of netnews off satellites. Let's not let him ** get away with it. I'm starting a campaign to kick this guy off the net, ** using whatever means necessary. ** ** P.S. Damascus is in Egypt! * I'VE HAD IT!!!! NOW YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO SUFFER! I HAVE WRITTEN A PROGRAM * TO SEND YOU 500 MAIL MESSAGES A DAY. I WON'T STOP IT UNTIL YOU PROMISE NEVER * TO POST TO THE NET AGAIN! I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU, YOU LIBERTARIAN PORNOGRAPHER! * I HOPE YOU ROT, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER EVOLUTIONISTS. This should relieve you all of your responsibility to tell me how wrong I am. I would say more, but now I'm so mad that I won't even talk to myself. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) aka Swazoo Koolak
kay@flame.UUCP (Kay Dekker) (02/21/85)
[] >language that would confuse a non-native speaker. A reply saying "I'm from >the Netherlands. Please tell me what this means." can help us help you. >-- >Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) >aka Swazoo Koolak Maybe using the 'style' & 'diction' tools (or even better, WWB) if you have them might help. They certainly help me write more clearly. Kay. -- Ceci n'est pas une article. ... mcvax!ukc!ubu!flame!kay