cutting up a post

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009, Douglas Pollard wrote:

>    Been reading the fcc Internet thread as it has evolved and have
> noticed a trend.   A person goes to the trouble to write a half page
> post that is interdependent on ever statement and line in its make up to
> make a point.   Then someone else chops it into individual lines or
> statement and writes a scathing comment on each part of it.  This is
> only a method to discredit the writer.   It is not a comment on the

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>    It may be that by writing here we have agreed that our copyrighted
> work may be published here under creative commons I don't know I have
> not read what we agree to when posting. It would seem common curtisy
> dictates that you not destroy another's work in order to discredit
> him.   This practice promote argument not discourse.

I can't tell if you are unhappy with interleaved replies or their 
content. If it's interleaved replies you object to, be aware that it's 
one of the email standards.

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Bob Holtzman
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