tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post179106693265470052..comments2024-03-15T07:23:41.562-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: What, me wordy?John McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-36771010504025319892010-01-08T07:28:12.595-05:002010-01-08T07:28:12.595-05:00"You Don't Say" is one of the bright..."You Don't Say" is one of the bright spots in my day. I frequently smile at your clever word selection, your humble-yet-wise voice and your wry wit. Take as many words as you need, John.Paul Gillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735777846134752755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-14948219594326228852010-01-08T01:57:49.441-05:002010-01-08T01:57:49.441-05:00Private organizations should be allowed to discri...Private organizations should be allowed to discriminate. I don't care how long it takes anyone to say it, as long as they don't use commas promiscuously -as did Annoyingly Anonymous. Else they aren't private. Groucho Marx notwithstanding, people ought to be able to decide where, and when and with whom they meet, without the howlings and bleatings of the usual professionally and perpetually oppressed groups.Patricia the Even More Terse in MMXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-15702478729490555042010-01-07T14:02:13.916-05:002010-01-07T14:02:13.916-05:00John, oh how I miss your wit and witticism. Sittin...John, oh how I miss your wit and witticism. Sitting in on your workshops at ACES conventions was a treat and honor.Theodore Akersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-10871775269561951932010-01-07T12:15:49.914-05:002010-01-07T12:15:49.914-05:00John, As a recent reader/subscriber, I appreciate ...John, As a recent reader/subscriber, I appreciate the length and depth of your posts. Too many in this space feel the need to be so brief as to be trivial. I'm tired of trivial. I want meat on my plate and thoughts completely expressed. Thank you for not buckling to the caterwauling.Harvey Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509290141801264985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-86216262427998520302010-01-07T00:39:44.547-05:002010-01-07T00:39:44.547-05:00He writes like a guy.He writes like a guy.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-86482715812495773042010-01-07T00:00:29.801-05:002010-01-07T00:00:29.801-05:00JEM:
You refer to "Anonymous One" in a ...JEM: <br />You refer to "Anonymous One" in a half dozen places in this post as a male. What makes you think your phantom editor is not a gal?Just Curiousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-3300261165324075652010-01-06T23:56:51.555-05:002010-01-06T23:56:51.555-05:00Speaking of lumber, perhaps anonymous should take ...Speaking of lumber, perhaps anonymous should take the plank out of his own eye before he works on your speck.REGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09141872868930003563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-72163762735708967952010-01-06T21:24:56.471-05:002010-01-06T21:24:56.471-05:00Oh, no, John, no, John, no! ". . . these post...Oh, no, John, no, John, no! ". . . these posts tend to run plus or minus 350 words" Let's be mathematically proper here: "350 words plus or minus x", where x = your call. Say x=50, then the posts run from 300-400 words. I wouldn't know how to read or even find a post of minus 350 words, would you? And did you mean "run" or "run to"?Mike Cooke, Canadahttp://www.twitter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-65924432969801005302010-01-06T20:58:04.023-05:002010-01-06T20:58:04.023-05:00JMcI:
I am as irritated as you over the snarky,...JMcI: <br /><br />I am as irritated as you over the snarky, capricious, bone-head, obnoxious, ready-fire-aim comments by what are apparently a couple of repeat Anonymous posters on the blog. (Easy to take potshots when you're invisible...)<br /><br />A suggestion if I may: Why not just ban all Anonymous posts? Make it a policy statement that one has to provide a "handle" to play? Granted, that gives you no guarantee that malefactors won't appear, but at least you set up a hurdle they've got to jump in order to get "airtime."Señor Cardamom Estophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-56285160958813455372010-01-06T19:44:57.807-05:002010-01-06T19:44:57.807-05:00Sometimes giving us a bit more reminds us that you...Sometimes giving us a bit more reminds us that you're human. I like human.djwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592073218947095173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-49253293974724337222010-01-06T19:43:25.379-05:002010-01-06T19:43:25.379-05:00Oh, hell. Just cancel Anonymous's subscription...Oh, hell. Just cancel Anonymous's subscription and give him his money back.fevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044273434866184659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-58635869881289315422010-01-06T15:06:57.229-05:002010-01-06T15:06:57.229-05:00A response from Columbia Journalism Review to the ...A response from Columbia Journalism Review to the Kinsey article, and a response to the CJR article by Doug Fisher. Both have merit. <br /><br />http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/is_shorter_really_better.phpJohn McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-73824100721482860712010-01-06T14:53:22.996-05:002010-01-06T14:53:22.996-05:00I get irritated at times with other bloggers who i...I get irritated at times with other bloggers who insist that a blog is for entertainment only, and that I should shorten my posts to make them more "enjoyable to read." My answer is that SOME blogs are for entertainment; others are NOT. If it takes more words and paragraphs to have an intelligent discussion of a topic...so be it. It's the quality of the post that matters, not the quantity.Jed Waverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247031220475748127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-22234322352627308652010-01-06T12:47:38.250-05:002010-01-06T12:47:38.250-05:00I think your posts are fine. Keep up the good work...I think your posts are fine. Keep up the good work.The Spectatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957037068796320437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-64927541174664053272010-01-06T12:07:58.385-05:002010-01-06T12:07:58.385-05:00Anonymous must be an enk salesman.
Though I must ...Anonymous must be an enk salesman.<br /><br />Though I must post as an Anonymous profile, I am truly yours,<br /><br />MichiganCityDDS (twitter ID)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-19683205995099628522010-01-06T12:00:03.428-05:002010-01-06T12:00:03.428-05:00I know Anonymous personally. His parents named him...I know Anonymous personally. His parents named him that because they're ashamed of him.Patrick K. Lackeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-82201509181585197272010-01-06T11:21:47.099-05:002010-01-06T11:21:47.099-05:00Perhaps Anonymous is an unemployed copy editor try...Perhaps Anonymous is an unemployed copy editor trying to get you to hire him via the methods you outlined in the "Editors as entrepreneurs" post. Though his advice is a tad befuddling--in my experience, people talking over beers are not particularly concise, nor is their word choice, usage, or diction particularly commendable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-34660681382511415772010-01-06T11:06:38.236-05:002010-01-06T11:06:38.236-05:00Anonymous again. That guy and his pointless, gutle...Anonymous again. That guy and his pointless, gutless commentary are everywhere.Michele Hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979878503237070839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-85837544827849808972010-01-06T11:00:51.359-05:002010-01-06T11:00:51.359-05:00I'm "wordy." I'll be the first t...I'm "wordy." I'll be the first to admit it. (I'm also a first-time commenter here and nervous.) I also understand the importance of getting to the point. I don't like to read blog posts that are long and poorly written. <br /><br />However, if someone has something to say and knows his or her way around words, I don't mind a lengthy post. <br /><br />I think we're becoming a society who has lost the art of conversation because we insist on receiving all our communication in bite-sized pieces. I get tired of fast food and like to sit and enjoy a good meal of well-constructed sentences. I don't even have to agree with what the author's saying; I like food for thought.<br /><br />I can't help but wonder why your anonymous commenter is compelled to keep coming back to read your blog if he finds your posts tedious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-41916593215411925952010-01-06T10:59:59.378-05:002010-01-06T10:59:59.378-05:00Well, John, you do talk a bit fancy. But that'...Well, John, you do talk a bit fancy. But that's what makes you so endearing and readable. Fancy on, dude...fancy on.cherie b.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-29414403816801694082010-01-06T10:45:13.453-05:002010-01-06T10:45:13.453-05:00You want something more succinct and colloquial, h...You want something more succinct and colloquial, here's the tweet announcing this post: <br /><br />Dude thinks I talk fancy.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.com