[gentoo-dev] Re: Wordiness

[Duncan]

Michael Mol posted on Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:51:09 -0500 as excerpted:

> On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Matt Turner <mattst88@g.o>
> wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>> My point is that you consistently write long essays that I, and
>> apparently most others, don't bother to read.

>>> the tragic thing is that guy would be able to make valuable
>>> contributions if it weren't for the excessive length of his mails
>>
>> So, your emails are way too long.
>>
> I dunno. I read them.
>
> Duncan, I think the clue here, though, is that you should start a blog.
> I'd read that, too. :)

Thanks, all.  .

It's not everyone.  I have a stack of replies thanking me for explaining 
<whatever> that no one took the time to do in a way they could understand 
before.  But I think computer folks often take intuitive leaps faster 
than many and thus don't need it all spelled out repeatedly, as others 
often seem to, and I don't "consider the audience".  Yes, things often 
can tighten up with a bit of effort.

Ironic after all those "two page minimum" assignments on material easily 
covered in one paragraph of two sentences totaling five lines... I 
learned that lesson /too/ well.

But if I shorten it, invariably someone catches me out with an exception 
I considered but cut for brevity, so the discussion ends up longer and 
takes more round trips than it would if I hadn't, and I go back to the 
long form the next time. =:^(

I probably /should/ start a blog.

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