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| On 2004-10-30 15:52:59 -0700, Sevenhundred Elves
<sevenhundred@elves.invalid> said:
> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:53:07 -0500,
> J.D. Campbell <CAMPBELLJD@webtv.net> wrote:
> [
[snip]
> That buddha crushing the serpants head as with
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> Hello JD!
>
> I perceive no harm in you, nor injustice, nor anger, nor greed, nor
> pride, nor bad intent. You come across as a very decent fellow, to say
> the least. I would answer more of your posts if they weren't so many.
> You see, the sheer volume of posts from you frankly scares me. It
> frightens me, because if I started to talk to you, and we should happen
> to enter a discussion where I felt I had to, for instance, clarify what
> I was saying, or ask you to clarify what you were saying, or just
> discuss the pros and cons of some subject, I would not stand a chance to
> read all the text you are capable of putting out, and even less would I
> have a chance to answer all of it. It is also somewhat hard to
> understand what you write, probably because you don't really intend to
> be as lucid as possible in your stream-of-consciousness writing, so it
> would take much time for me just to understand what your post was saying
> in regard to a post of mine.
>
> Do you see now why I'm almost always afraid to comment on your posts? I
> think that most of the regulars here in alt.yoga feel the same, namely
> that you are a nice, friendly person, whose posts may well be
> interesting or thought-provoking, but that it might be too much of a
> hassle to get involved in a discussion with someone who has your
> capacity for verbiage.
> So it's not you, it's your writing-style that turns people away from
> answering. I know you won't change your style just because of my
> criticism, but perhaps, if you really need to get an answer from time to
> time, just so you see that you are not forgotten, maybe you could, at
> times, make a post that is short and planned to be easy to understand
> for the average reader?
>
> Namaste
>
> S.
What do you mean "writing style"? His erratic syntax, rambling
sentences, and confused text is not intentional. It is the result of
illiteracy.
Most of us regulars on alt.yoga have long ago plonked him an action
that brings balance, piece of mind, and greater depth to the rest of
the posts on this group.
--
~Stu
Who rarely has a bad word to say.
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