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From: rdr@ncsu.UUCP (druid)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Avoiding mis-understandings
Message-ID: <2679@ncsu.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Sep-84 14:13:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  4 14:13:18 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 13-Sep-84 06:11:39 EDT
Organization: N.C. State University, Raleigh
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> Lord!  I wish some of you would spend a little time
> reading the postings before formulating your replys.
> Had the both of you done this, you probably would have
> realized what I just said, and I wouldn't have had to
> waste my time writing this.  If you are unclear as to how
> something was stated, send me mail and I'll be happy to
> explain.  I really enjoy reading well-written rebuttals
> because it makes me think about what I've said.
> 		Jeff Forys

	I agree with you everything that you said, Jeff,
but I feel that you have left out a very important addition
to the above.  As the writer of an article, you have (or *should*
have) the responsibility to re-read your article, think about 
how you could be mis-understood, and take appropriate actions
(eg: clarify yourself if necessary).  In *addition*, as the writer of 
a reply or rebuttal, you should first think about how you may have 
mis-understood what the other person said or tried to say.
	Communication over the net, is difficult enough as it is,
why make it harder.

	(If any of you can find a flaw in the above logic... :-)

have fun all...	dave hesselberth   the Druid of NC   decvax!mcnc!ncsu!rdr
		(put my name in Subject line if you mail; not my account)