Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-15 Thread Hugh Glaser
On 15 Apr 2011, at 01:02, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/14/11 6:42 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: >> On 14 Apr 2011, at 21:35, Kingsley Idehen wrote: >> >>> On 4/14/11 4:11 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 20:11, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/14/11 2:55 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: >>>

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-15 Thread Kingsley Idehen
On 4/15/11 4:58 AM, Keith Alexander wrote: On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: Hi, I am looking at the process and outcomes I observe, rather than delving into the details. It is not about whether people could have acted differently - it is about how people actually did act.

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-15 Thread Keith Alexander
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:42 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: > Hi, > I am looking at the process and outcomes I observe, rather than delving into > the details. > It is not about whether people could have acted differently - it is about how > people actually did act. > A lost opportunity? Clearly there

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Kingsley Idehen
On 4/14/11 6:42 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 21:35, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/14/11 4:11 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 20:11, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/14/11 2:55 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Hugh Glaser
On 14 Apr 2011, at 21:35, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/14/11 4:11 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: >> On 14 Apr 2011, at 20:11, Kingsley Idehen wrote: >> >>> On 4/14/11 2:55 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh Glaser wrote: >>>

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Kingsley Idehen
On 4/14/11 4:11 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 20:11, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/14/11 2:55 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh Glaser wrote: Hi Kingsley, On 12 Apr 2011, at 22:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/12/11

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Hugh Glaser
On 14 Apr 2011, at 20:11, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/14/11 2:55 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: >> On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: >> >>> On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh Glaser wrote: Hi Kingsley, On 12 Apr 2011, at 22:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/12/11 4:33 PM,

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Kingsley Idehen
On 4/14/11 2:55 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh Glaser wrote: Hi Kingsley, On 12 Apr 2011, at 22:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/12/11 4:33 PM, David. Huynh wrote: I, as well as others I know, find the culture that has deve

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Hugh Glaser
On 14 Apr 2011, at 12:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh Glaser wrote: >> Hi Kingsley, >> >> On 12 Apr 2011, at 22:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: >> >>> On 4/12/11 4:33 PM, David. Huynh wrote: > I, as well as others I know, find the culture that has developed on this >

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Kingsley Idehen
On 4/14/11 7:10 AM, Hugh Glaser wrote: Hi Kingsley, On 12 Apr 2011, at 22:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: On 4/12/11 4:33 PM, David. Huynh wrote: I, as well as others I know, find the culture that has developed on this list of responses saying "Well this is how I do it" alienating, and thus som

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-14 Thread Hugh Glaser
Hi Kingsley, On 12 Apr 2011, at 22:33, Kingsley Idehen wrote: > On 4/12/11 4:33 PM, David. Huynh wrote: >> > I, as well as others I know, find the culture that has developed on this >> > list of responses saying "Well this is how I do it" alienating, and thus >> > sometimes a barrier to postin

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-12 Thread Kingsley Idehen
On 4/12/11 4:33 PM, David. Huynh wrote: > I, as well as others I know, find the culture that has developed on this list of responses saying "Well this is how I do it" alienating, and thus sometimes a barrier to posting and genuine responses, and so actually stifles discussion. David/Hugh, I

Re: Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-12 Thread David. Huynh
+1 to your observation. And FWIW, I hesitated for 30 minutes literally before sending this message, deciding to say very little lest I get pulled into some philosophical debate myself :) Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Hugh Glaser wrote: > A recent thread included discussion

Discussion meta-comment

2011-04-12 Thread Hugh Glaser
A recent thread included discussion of how to reply to postings. For what it's worth, I don't agree that the best way to reply to a posting about doing something in one system is to say: "Well this is how I do it in my system." At its best, it is hard to understand what the respondent means, be