Posted by Matches on December 27, 2000 at 23:12:36:
In Reply to: Re: Clutter and stuff (to Matches and Emily) posted by Mikko on December 27, 2000 at 22:04:37:
: : The point is that these are mistakes that are made purposely, to confuse the reader.
: Then he has to try harder. There are still people who can read his messages fluently.
As I understand it, you seem to be the only one who can read them "fluently." If they are done purposely, then he should stop, no matter what the reason is... I can't think of any reason for posting in the manner that he does, other than just plain stupid mischief. And if that's the reason, then it IS just taking up space, because it's not meant to be taken for face value.
: : No, because I didn't go out of my way to do it. It was a natural mistake, unlike those in question.
: Fair enough. Although I still don't get why Ferrantino's style is supposedly so difficult. You only need to think what it would sound like read aloud.
But my question is, does it really need to be done that way? What is gained by posting in a style which makes one read aloud (and often times, 5 times over) just to get a vague understanding of just the words that are being written? I'm assuming that NOTHING is gained by it, but if Ferrantino wants to contest that assumption, I'm willing to listen. (With the aid of a translator, if necessary) ;)
: I'm suggesting that while the other boards (save the care board) are meant for enneagram/personality discussion, this board was put in place not as a haven for people who get off on seeing their name and words on the screen, but where people cam have reasonable discussions that are outside the realm of enneagram and personality. And on this specific issue, I don't see how Ferrantino's posting style contributes anything but confusion at best, at worst, mindless clutter.
: So you are saying we should establish a certain criteria for style, in addition to judging the content?
: I can't agree with you on this specific issue, because his posting style isn't mindless clutter to me. Confusing at times, maybe, but not mindless.
No, not necessarily style... but I don't think it's hard an educated decision regarding the motives of a poster when writing in such a style that is deliberately contrived to be confusing.... I don't see how it's much different than posting in morse code or some other strange thing like that. I'm not saying that we prohibit everything but standard english here... I'm just saying that when it's obvious when a person's prose is designed to be more difficult for the average reader to understand than it could be (as it is in this specific case), then the integrity of that person's motives for making the posts (and the relevance of the content thereof) has to be called into question. And that's what I'm basing my value-judgement (of deleting the posts) on.
Gosh, I feel like I'm writing a dissenting opinion in a supreme court case...
Anyway, that's how I stand... If he really cares that much, Ferrantino is very welcome to email me and explain the reasons for his unusual and distracting diction. And maybe I sound patronizing or whatever, but I'm serious. I hate working, and I hate my life when I'm not working, so what the hell else better do I have to do?
Matches