On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Craig Corder wrote:

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>
> As far as english goes, I thought internet communication was supposed to be
> fast & not necessarily pretty.

Craig--

Interesting assumption...I suppose it could be that for some..

We shouldn't have to worry about spelling
> and word structure. I don't waste time editing my postings & don't really
> want you teacher types pointing out my englesh errors.
>
Good usage is about communicating clearly...I'm sorry you feel
that way as grammatical errors are really unnecessary noise in
the channel..and it's not a waste of anyone's time to clean up
their posts so the rest of us can better appreciate and enjoy them..

> I enjoy hearing about bird sightings & don't want somebody not to post
> because you previously embarressed them.
>
I think we all need to continually improve our ability to communicate
so we shouldn't be embarassed if someone tries to help out. This
is a friendly list and we are all operating on a feeling of mutual
good faith...it's hard to work up an embarassment in that kind
of situation.

Tom