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The style of this post is a bit 'wild' but the message is sound. I was reading those posts earlier, thinking the same: there is no point in burdening email wit

The style of this post is a bit 'wild' but the message is sound. I was reading those posts earlier, thinking the same: there is no point in burdening email with constructing 'todo' lists for named senders because my Opera mail client has been doing this successfully and more flexibly with filters for years. Also, the thought of receiving potentially important emails which can only be read by, say, 'MS word-receiver 2012, v.3.2' fills me with forboding.

kingsidharth 15y ago
> The style of this post is a bit 'wild' but ... So? Is that bad? Everyone has their own way of expressing. Some herein declare that electronic mail is not flawed. Some say that email is not broken. Some just say that email doesn't need dick-sucking.
- SagelyGuru 15y ago
  Yes, everyone has their own style and some are better than others. It does not bother me but I think a metaphor like this is misplaced and distracting.
  - kingsidharth 15y ago
    > some are better than others No they are not. Some are more * preferred * by you than others. Personally I find such metaphor to be engaging & expressive. I love @holman 's writing for same reason. But that doesn't mean one is better over the other. Writing style is form of art & expression. The quality of an art piece is determined by how well it is expressed and formal technicalities. So as long as his expression is in place, and grammar is sound - it's good art.
    - drucken 15y ago
      You're writing an awful lot of words and almost seem offended by the mildest possible expression of someone's opinion about the stark contrast of a technical topic and more than colloquial writing. A whole thread over "wild"...?
    - SagelyGuru 15y ago
      I don't agree that this is just a matter of relativistic personal preference. There is also the objective context. So many people think that this kind of style works much better in the context of a standup comedy than in a technical discussion.
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kingsidharth 15y ago

> The style of this post is a bit 'wild' but ... So? Is that bad? Everyone has their own way of expressing. Some herein declare that electronic mail is not flawed. Some say that email is not broken. Some just say that email doesn't need dick-sucking.

SagelyGuru 15y ago
Yes, everyone has their own style and some are better than others. It does not bother me but I think a metaphor like this is misplaced and distracting.
- kingsidharth 15y ago
  > some are better than others No they are not. Some are more * preferred * by you than others. Personally I find such metaphor to be engaging & expressive. I love @holman 's writing for same reason. But that doesn't mean one is better over the other. Writing style is form of art & expression. The quality of an art piece is determined by how well it is expressed and formal technicalities. So as long as his expression is in place, and grammar is sound - it's good art.
  - drucken 15y ago
    You're writing an awful lot of words and almost seem offended by the mildest possible expression of someone's opinion about the stark contrast of a technical topic and more than colloquial writing. A whole thread over "wild"...?
  - SagelyGuru 15y ago
    I don't agree that this is just a matter of relativistic personal preference. There is also the objective context. So many people think that this kind of style works much better in the context of a standup comedy than in a technical discussion.
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