> In this case, he called me out on a particular over-the-top statement > that was, I admit, out of line. There is hardly any true statement > that can be made about all National Park Employees.
That’s right. Always remember that “All generalizations are false.” Oh, wait…
> Certainly some > have the attitudes I attributed to them in general, but also quite > certainly the majority do not wield their (assumed) authority with an > iron fist.
Tom >
gajslk
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “restrac2000” wrote:
I support feedback, Gordon. Just request it remain constructive with > with fewer requests of comedic torture. > I do tend to get a little dramatic at times. No offense intended. Thanks for bringing this post down to my level. I’m thinking that we should agree in advance never to discuss religion or politics.
Gordon
restrac2000
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “gajslk” wrote:
> Yeah, I might have gone a little over the top here, but I’d read > Philip’s gratuitous attack on Tom before I posted and it pissed me > off. I was taught that the goal of written English was to > communicate. Some things are important: identify your audience, never > to use two words when one will do, avoid passive sentence > construction. Hell, actually write in sentences!(Sorry) There’s a > lot more to eloquence than exercising your vocabulary and creating > seventy-word sentences. Trying to decode Philip’s posts gives me a > headache. His writing style gives me the feeling that he has an > extremely high opinion of himself and a low opinion of his audience. > His deference seems to come with a large dose of superiority. I > resent that, but maybe I’m being too sensitive. I meant my apology > Gordon >
Tom is correct, English is my first language. Wish I could use ESL as an excuse. Writing in fragments is a problem I tend to suffer from at least once in these posts. I tend to edit for content and removal of unintended interpretations, not structure (though I am fallible in all three editing categories). I apologize for the unattended consequences (i.e. headaches) this may have. Don’t recommend you ever read my creative writing, it will likely drive you crazy.
Must evaluate how my post came across as a “gratuitous attack on Tom.” Tom called me out on an incorrect generalization. My intention was to point out the irony. This obviously did not go over well with a portion of the group.
I support feedback, Gordon. Just request it remain constructive with with fewer requests of comedic torture.
No more kicks for the dead horse from me, back to editing my research paper (sentence fragments = failure).
Phillip
Brando
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Bill Elliott” wrote:
“Why can’t we, as members of this group, agree to be more courteous, applying the same rules of social practice and posting only those comments and statements that we would express in a face to face encounter -Bill”
Very true statement Bill… Some people get a boost of tough guy syndrome, and inflated ignorance, when sitting behind a computer. I too am certain most people would hum a different tune if in a face to face discussion.
Maybe typed discussions digress the way they do because were all just pissy that we are on a computer and not out in a canyon?
-Brando