[Cynnabar] A "minor" bit of censorship

John Wilkerson jmw at wilkersons.ws
Sat May 14 04:06:54 UTC 2011


I got Randy's humor (scary isn't it?). FWIW, sometimes using emotes 
helps. :-) ;-) :-( :-D :-[ (not sure how these will show up in your mail 
client).

Johannes
On 5/13/2011 11:22 PM, deforest piper wrote:
> Randy, for what it's worth I got the sarcasm in what you wrote. I thought that it was pretty obvious.
>
> I find it fascinating that we put all of the onus on the writer when dealing with emails. That always struck me as being silly. Understanding is at least as much the responsibility of the reader as the author -- that's just a basic part of communication. Sure, when writing emails we can all simplify and make things easier and as long as meaning isn't lost that's fine; we, as readers, can make a couple basic assumptions that go a long way towards helping communication happen. When reading something online (particularly on this list) why not just assume that the author is smart, understands the topic, and is well intentioned? Start there and then try to see what the author is saying. Yeah, maybe a little bit more work but so what? We're all smart people and can probably handle it. I admit that I am not always the best at keeping these 3 assumptions in mind, but I try and I hope that I am consistently getting better.
>
> DeForest
>
>
> --- On Fri, 5/13/11, Charles J. Cohen<charles at eecs.umich.edu>  wrote:
>
>> From: Charles J. Cohen<charles at eecs.umich.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [Cynnabar] A "minor" bit of censorship
>> To: "Randy Asplund"<randyasplund at comcast.net>
>> Cc: barony at cynnabar.org
>> Date: Friday, May 13, 2011, 9:38 PM
>>
>>> I thought it was pretty obvious hat I wrote the opinion
>> with a tongue
>>> in cheek attitude, but in fact, it is true that I do
>> believe the basic 
>>
>> No, it was not easy to tell. It sounded like you were
>> whining, looking
>> to pick a fight, not supplying solutions, and just
>> complaining.
>>
>> I'm glad hear that it wasn't the case.
>>
>> In this medium, it is very hard to read emotions, so I
>> recommend that
>> you respond a bit more carefully .
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> The only danger from people voicing their opinions and
>> observations
>>> comes from those who would prevent the conversation in
>> the first
>>> place.
>> The way to support this is with reasoned discussioned, not
>> over the top
>> complaints.
>>
>> - Midair
>>
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