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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Mar 31, 2006
You don't have to apologise for simulposting, Wilma.
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Mar 31, 2006
"... when people loose vitriolic or mis-informed posts that they then feel required to defend."
Gn: "I don't like the use of 'loose' as a verb here."
I think I'd use "let loose".
TRiG.
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kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 Posted Mar 31, 2006
over 60 words per minute?! Last time I had that measured I was in the late 40s, have I been left behind?
Nice entry
Jack Naples had a list of 12 things to do to avoid post-post remorse - might be worth having a nosey to see if there is anything to add there...
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Mar 31, 2006
I'm not sure what the Edited Guide style manual says, but I thought I'd drop in a quick note from The Right Word at the Right Time, my own favourite guide to the English language:
capital letters
16. Titles of artistic and literary works Capitalise the first and last words in titles, and all other words except articles (the, a, an), short conjunctions (such as and, but, or), and short prepositions (such as by, for, to). Authorities disagree on how short is 'short'. In general, capitalise any conjunction or preposition of five or more letters:
The Taming of the Shrew
Gone with the Wind
A Tale of Two Cities
The House at Pooh Corner
The Man Without a Country
Authorities disagree on the treatment of hyphenated words in titles. Many capitalise only the first element, but on the whole it is better to treat each element according to the guidelines given above, for the sake of both consistency and appearance:
The Looking-Glass War
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The L-Shaped Room
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TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Mar 31, 2006
***I quoted rather a lot there, so in case it gets pulled I'm just going to quote the relevent chunk again. This is a small quote and should pass.
TRiG.
I'm not sure what the Edited Guide style manual says, but I thought I'd drop in a quick note from The Right Word at the Right Time, my own favourite guide to the English language:
Authorities disagree on the treatment of hyphenated words in titles. Many capitalise only the first element, but on the whole it is better to treat each element according to the guidelines given above, for the sake of both consistency and appearance:
The Looking-Glass War
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The L-Shaped Room
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Leo Posted Mar 31, 2006
Ah, there's Jack Naples. Thanks for dropping by.
*gulps for air*
Sunday night, folks. After the midterm, after the job deadline, then I will update and everything, and I even found the name of the mysterious sage.
House rules are to lowercase second word in a hyphenated word.
Thanks everyone!!
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Mar 31, 2006
I rather liked the use of the word 'loose'. It's more commonly used in that context with the word 'let' in front of it but, although it's a bit archaic and obsolete, and - as Gnomon points out - can be confusing, it is still perfectly good grammar to use it as a verb in that context.
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pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) Posted Apr 1, 2006
Oh ho ho - this is good.
The following comments are so minor that I'll probably wish later I hadn't posted them:
"Presenting an argument as fact when one cannot, in actuality, back it up." consider
"Presenting an argument as fact when one cannot actually back it up."
"One can, ostensibly, carefully weigh one's words before submitting the choicest selection of phrasing." Is ostensible the right word here? How about
"Rather, one can carefully weigh one's words before submitting the choicest selection of phrasing."
"...can I make my meaning clearer by rephrasing or using smilies?" At first glance, this looks like 'similies', which actually also makes sense, but I think the spelling is 'smileys'
Finally, I just have to say that the opening sentence is one of the best I have read yet. Well, ok, I'm still pretty new here and haven't read tons, only a lot, maybe a bunch - alright - less than a bunch, but more than a smattering. Oh, cripes. Anyway, "...and follow-up posts that may leave the poster with a compound case of Remorse," really takes it over the top, imho.
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Apr 1, 2006
'Smileys' is indeed the correct spelling. Well spotted
'Ostensible' means 'appearing as such but not necessarily so', so 'ostensibly' does fit the bill.
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pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) Posted Apr 1, 2006
I thought that's what it meant. The context is that posting is better than face-to-face conversation - and this is because, (to paraphrase), "One can appear to carefully weigh one's words without necessarily doing so before submitting the choicest selection of phrasing."
Good lord, I hope I'm not making an ass of myself. Ok, here goes - Post Message -
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pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) Posted Apr 1, 2006
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Leo Posted Apr 2, 2006
Thanks, Pailaway.
and I'm always open to flattery.
I think I made all the corrections, and I'm going to work on the "what to do if" section.
I stuck with "let loose" for now; you Brits must pardon my English, I'm a 3rd generation American.
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Leo Posted Apr 2, 2006
Considering wiggling in somewheres Jack Naples's advice on not posting to conversations of dubious topic or never responding offensively to anything.
Also considering that it might not need to be stated outright, when asking the series of questions should eliminate such posts.
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Leo Posted Apr 4, 2006
OK, I've added the section, though I'm not too happy with it. (All those paragraphs starting with "if"...)
Now I need a conclusion, too.
I almost included a section for troll-rehabilitation, but then realized that I don't have much experience in the matter.
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- 21: Gnomon - time to move on (Mar 31, 2006)
- 22: Wilma Neanderthal (Mar 31, 2006)
- 23: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Mar 31, 2006)
- 24: kelli - ran 2 miles a day for 2012, aiming for the same for 2013 (Mar 31, 2006)
- 25: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Mar 31, 2006)
- 26: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Mar 31, 2006)
- 27: Researcher 188007 (Mar 31, 2006)
- 28: Leo (Mar 31, 2006)
- 29: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Mar 31, 2006)
- 30: Xantief (Apr 1, 2006)
- 31: pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) (Apr 1, 2006)
- 32: There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho (Apr 1, 2006)
- 33: pailaway - (an utterly gratuitous link in the evolutionary chain) (Apr 1, 2006)
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