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Author Topic:   People, let's show some restraint
Minnemooseus
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Message 1 of 27 (4446)
02-13-2002 8:42 PM


This isn't at all a great debate topic, but I am posting it here so everyone is sure to see it. Percy is more than welcome to delete it, as he sees fit.
So many topics have turned into towers of babble. Go for posting quality, not just volume.
Posting many messages in a short time period usually only indicates a lack of thought behind the messages.
Try to keep the individual messages as concise as possible. This is in both the length of the quotes and the length of the replys. I find it dismal to have to scroll down many screen hights just to read a single message. Did the message in question really have that much to say? Maybe, but I would be inclined to bet against it. A short, well written message will be more powerful than a rambling, incoherent one.
Grammar and spelling: I'm not a stickler on these things, but posting a message with a lot of bad grammer and spelling can't help but make you look bad. Maybe use your word processor (if available), and use it's powers to help your writing style. Also, then you have the option of saving a personal copy of your message.
Moose
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BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Minnemooseus
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Message 6 of 27 (4659)
02-15-2002 9:13 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by Quetzal
02-14-2002 2:01 AM


quote:
Originally posted by Quetzal:
Ummm, Moose?
If I read your OP correctly, you are judging the value of a post based on length? I suppose that explains why you've never commented on one of mine. Just curious: do you also refuse to read Patrick (PS418)'s brilliant geology posts? Or is it subject-dependent? Too bad, I think you're missing some excellent information and missing out on some excellent debates. Your choice, of course.

Basicly, I'm just trying to encourage the participents to strive for quality in their postings.
Personally, I have a real crumby memory for details, and am suffering from an overload of the various information and non-information that is being posted. I know, it is a personal problem.
Re: Quetzal posts: I'll try to get back to them. My guess is that they are in genetics topics, which I admit to knowing little about. My biology background is damn weak - I prefer to focus on the geology topics.
Re: PS418 posts - I've skimmed the William Scott Flood topic as it has progressed, but the info doesn't sink in well for me. I need to get back to it for a repeated and more careful read.
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Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Minnemooseus
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Message 9 of 27 (5268)
02-21-2002 10:14 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by Percy
02-21-2002 5:35 PM


I'm making the assumption that it was just Percy blowing off steam.
Moose
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BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Minnemooseus
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Message 10 of 27 (6825)
03-14-2002 2:11 PM


Quicksink, might you be posting too many new topics, or at least too fast? Maybe or maybe not, but think about it. Maybe some of these topics belong in pre-existing topics. And watch out about the hostility.
Moose
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BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Minnemooseus
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Message 13 of 27 (10229)
05-22-2002 8:52 PM


This plead for restraint is addressed to TB.
As I type this, your member profile indicates that you joined in on 5/15, and have already posted 150 messages. That averages 18+ per day. Have you had that much material to contribute?
When you first showed up, you posted what amounted to being the same comments in several different topics. While the comments may have had a validity in each of those topics, I think it would be best to try to restrict yourself more. These multiple postings of the same material may very well qualify as spam.
When you first showed up, this site had just had (or was still having?) an encounter with a person whose name I don't recall, and is probably best left unmentioned anyway. This person was so obnoxious that a total banning was obviously the only choice Percy could make. Initially, you were looking to become just as bad; fortunately that didn't come to be. I look forward to further conversations with you.
I must agree with Joe Meert, that the new Grand Canyon topic is redundant with the earlier one. I would recommend that Percy close it. I will also confine my contributions to the earlier Grand Canyon topic.
My perspective is, that things have been getting awful cluttered around here lately. This clutter is something we need to try to minimize.
Regards,
Moose
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BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Minnemooseus
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Message 16 of 27 (10257)
05-23-2002 12:21 AM


Quoting myself, from message 13:
quote:
Initially, you were looking to become just as bad; fortunately that didn't come to be. I look forward to further conversations with you.
After what I perceived to be an ominous start, I am now most happy to have TB contributing to the discussion.
From Mark, message 14:
quote:
There is a trend for all newcomers to post a lot, so, if there's any danger, it is that TB will post too much & not be able to keep up with the replies.
There is a very real danger of one, especially of the creation side, getting spread too thin. This situation applies to TC also.
I sometimes (miss?)perceive that things sometimes degenerate into short exchanges of the two sides both saying the other is saying nothing new (ie TB and Joe). I may well be very wrong. In general, all I'm trying for, is to encourage all to strive for quallity postings.
TB, once again, I do find your presence at this site, to be a most welcome event.
Moose
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BS degree, geology, '83
Professor, geology, Whatsamatta U
Old Earth evolution - Yes
Godly creation - Maybe

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Minnemooseus
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Message 19 of 27 (17870)
09-20-2002 11:41 AM


RE: THE USE OF "REPLY QUOTE" FUNCTION
I encourage all to use restraint in using the reply quote function. I am seeing many examples of massive quotations. Some have quotes within quotes, within quotes, etc.
A prime example of the problem can be seen at http://EvC Forum: If we are all descended from Noah ... ,
especially at http://EvC Forum: If we are all descended from Noah ... .
I suggest more the use of copying and pasting, using the UBB code for smaller individual quotes. Please see the UBB code help page at
EvC Forum: dBCodes , if needed.
Thanks,
Adminnemooseus

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Minnemooseus
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Message 22 of 27 (17906)
09-20-2002 7:06 PM
Reply to: Message 19 by Minnemooseus
09-20-2002 11:41 AM


Giving this a bump, because I think it's important that all see.
quote:
RE: THE USE OF "REPLY QUOTE" FUNCTION
I encourage all to use restraint in using the reply quote function. I am seeing many examples of massive quotations. Some have quotes within quotes, within quotes, etc.
A prime example of the problem can be seen at http://EvC Forum: If we are all descended from Noah ... ,
especially at http://EvC Forum: If we are all descended from Noah ... .
I suggest more the use of copying and pasting, using the UBB code for smaller individual quotes. Please see the UBB code help page at
EvC Forum: dBCodes , if needed.
Another thing I see, is the quoting of the entire previous (or near previous) message. As I see it, it is plenty easy to scroll up a bit to see that information, and quoting it largely results in just a bunch of redundant text.
I may be wrong about this, but that's the way I see it.
Regards,
Adminnemooseus

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