On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 19:13 -0800, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Mon, 09 Jan 2006, Benjamin Seidenberg wrote: > > Miles Bader wrote: [snip] > > I, for one, am far more interested in the message than the way which > the message is conveyed.
The way the message is conveyed *is* part of the message. If you don't believe that, imagine a man giving a reasoned argument against Affirmative Action. In one scenario, he's wearing a suit- and-tie, has good grammar and has a pleasant accent. In the other scenario, his head is shaven, he's covered in tattoos, is wearing only jeans, is slightly drunk, uses profanity constantly and has horrible grammar. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "A great many open minds should be closed for repairs." Toledo Blade Newspaper -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]