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Re: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing"
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Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:26:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> If EVERYONE ignores his responses he mostly goes away and only puts
> in the occasional URL from external sources, some of which are even useful
> conversation starters.
Y'know, I've actually thought about Scott's communciation style here a
little bit and my general impression is that he, like many of us, tries to
read what is here and make reasonably quick responses without getting too
bogged down in the mire.
And I have some sympathy for his reliance on links too -- I know I have
begun to use them at length. I have even used numerous links to the same
sort of material when the question has been "asked and answered" ad nauseam.
By contrast, when one makes lengthy posts one often receives lengthy replies
deconstructing each niggling little point one tried to make. When one is
tossing off posts fairly frequently one does not have the time to edit and
re-edit, ad infinitum. One wants to be given the benefit of the doubt over
the details hoping the larger argument comes across at least semi-coherently.
If we could all present our ideas, giving and receiving "the benefit of the
doubt" generously from others, with an eye to at least some formal debate
techniques, and possessing at least the minimal requisite knowledge of the
subject under discussion (or the ready admission that one lacks same), then
it could actually get good here. Or at least better.
Anyway, when Scott is not acting in "personal vendetta" mode I find many of
his posts fairly interesting.
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) Well said Richard. What I would endeavour to change in the above, though, is, well, let me put it this way-- Having a debate where one side says, "This, this, this, this and this proves my point" (of course, all 'this''s are backed up by link (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well you seemed to have figured that out (again?? this time?? (1) ) faster than I used to do.. only what, 40-50 posts in that thread between the two of you? Contrast that with me and he(2), we've managed to spin out hundreds of posts in one (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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