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Jorge Almeida wrote: |
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>> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kashani wrote: |
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>> usefulness for the inarticulate), and top posting (I blame Pine). |
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> Why? |
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The semi-factual answer is because bottom posting was the norm until |
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Pine appeared on the scene or at least that's the story according to |
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apocryphal Internet legend... it might even be true. However I thought |
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the contrast of the simple and unexplained "I blame Pine" against the |
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flowery "a crutch of dubious usefulness for the inarticulate" worked |
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well and added a light tone calculated (in my mind at least) to invite |
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discussion rather than flames. Also the Pine story has been brought up |
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on this list before IIRC so it served the dual purpose of letting those |
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who have been around for the past year know that I actually read these |
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tired, boring discussions. |
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All that packed into a simple statement, who knew? |
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And while I'm being talkative I'd like to second what Holly and a few |
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others have hinted at. Command of language is essential. As someone who |
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stumbled into the admin/network business nine years ago I can say that |
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my writing and language skills, specifically the lack of either, did far |
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more to hold my career back than any missing technical skills. |
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kashani, still trying to get his German, Spanish, and Farsi up to speed |
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