Sure, many of us feel that way. Sadly, many do not. That said, I realize you may mean that I or others still use more "words than necessary". One man's junk is another man's treasure, I guess. :-)
It seems a constant tension (in my mind) on lists. Perhaps helpful to bring it up like this every once in a while, so that people on both sides realize that theirs is not the only perspective on the matter. :-) I don't know that there's any solution. More of a coke/pepsi, republican/democrat, team edward/team jacob sort of thing. :-) /charlie PS For those perhaps more of my age (49) who don't get the last reference, it's from the Twilight movie series. > -----Original Message----- > From: ad...@acfug.org [mailto:ad...@acfug.org] On Behalf Of > szwedo...@epamail.epa.gov > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:18 PM > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------
