Google| Subject | Re: Will Tony apologize?? (was: Re: Colonial Photo & Hobby) |
| From | Tony Cooper |
| Date | 2014-05-01 16:28 (2014-05-01 10:28) |
| Message-ID | <rml4m99b769q3men3duo19kllqcirl9l1s@4ax.com> |
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| Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
| Follows | Sandman |
| Followups | Sandman (10m) > Tony Cooper Sandman (18m) > Tony Cooper |
On 1 May 2014 07:08:21 GMT, Sandman <mr@sandman.net>wrote:
SandmanWrong again. It is perfectly acceptable, in a newsgroup posting, to use quotation marks around a word or phrase that is not an accurate representation of what was said by someone else.
In article <7ts2m9lt1ar4mrmp478el85rmhkv2irjon@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens wrote:Eric StevensSandman
I've pointed out previously that you tend to put up a great cloud of squink with the intention that your meaning will slowly congeal and drip from it.
You can "point out" anything that exists only in your fantasy.Eric StevensSandman
You have repeatedly described Agent as 'non-standard', 'non-compliant', 'broken' or words to that effect.
Do not use quote marks unless you're quoting someone. "Or words to that effect" is YOUR trolling weasaling. You and Andreas are peas in a pod. You never look up facts and just go "You said X or whatever".
We are denied the use of italics or underlining in newsgroup postings, so we resort to other conventions to emphasize a word or phrase. Some call them "emphasis quotes" and some call them "scare quotes".
You use all caps ("is YOUR trolling weasaling") [sic] to emphasize words, and that is not acceptable in other areas of writing. The word "your" would be italicized or underlined if it were possible here. It's acceptable here just as emphasis/scare quotes are acceptable here.
Also, you have used quotation marks in violation of your own instruction above. Eric did not write the words "point out". He wrote "pointed out". I don't disagree at all with your use of quotation marks around words not used, but to do it and then say it shouldn't be done is hypocritical.
-- Tony Cooper - Orlando FL
2014-04-14-
