And in the words as practiced by another genius: "Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler."
Albert Einstein -----Original Message----- From: ad...@acfug.org [mailto:ad...@acfug.org] On Behalf Of szwedo...@epamail.epa.gov Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 10:18 AM To: discussion@acfug.org Subject: RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Best way to handle chunk of CFIF statements I also favor using as many words as necessary to communicate clearly. There really is no reason to compromise clarity for brevity's sake. My keyboard produces just as many words as I need, neither more nor less. ed ______________________________________________________________________ Ed Szwedo Web Development Team Lead ECS Team - ITS-EPA II Contractor 109 TW Alexander Drive, Building NCC, Mail Drop N176-05, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Information Technology Infrastructure Solutions | Office: (919)541-3955 | Fax: (919)541-3641 | szwedo...@epa.gov | www.ecs-federal.com From: "Charlie Arehart" <char...@carehart.org> To: <discussion@acfug.org> Date: 08/25/2011 01:01 PM Subject: RE: [ACFUG Discuss] Best way to handle chunk of CFIF statements Sent by: ad...@acfug.org Sadly, you and I are a dying breed, it seems. :-) There’s a definite subset of the culture who decidedly do NOT like any email longer than a couple of sentences—even if it means sacrificing clarity for brevity. Twitter has only exacerbated the problem by catering to that whim. It’s clearly a cultural shift that’s been at play for some time. I write emails like people of old wrote letters. Sadly, people don’t do that anymore. And sadly, those of this ilk aren’t vocal about it: they just won’t read an email that’s “too long” in their opinion, yet they’ll respond in a thread without acknowledging that, which can cause more confusion. Oh well, c’est la vie. :-) As you say, I don’t stop. Some appreciate it (whether in email, blog entries, and so on), and I write for them. :-) Thanks for the encouragement, though others may hold it against you! /charlie From: ad...@acfug.org [mailto:ad...@acfug.org] On Behalf Of Derrick Peavy Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:52 AM To: discussion@acfug.org Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Best way to handle chunk of CFIF statements Well, don't stop. I prefer content over confusion (short). __________________ Derrick Peavy On Aug 25, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Charlie Arehart wrote: Me and my “long” emails, I guess. ;-} /charlie ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by FusionLink ------------------------------------------------------------- N�ry���j�����q� ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
