Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.

From: kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)

Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Greg Lindahl writes:

>kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks) writes:
>
>> You're a master at the art of doubletalk then. In our discussion about
>> whether moderators should promote here you say the games are promoted on
>> your list better because there's no hype, hype is not the best way to
>> promote things you say. This infers that you think moderator promotions
>> here will be hype which isn't necessarily so.
>
>No, it does not infer that. Some moderator postings are hype. Some are
>not.

Greg, I assume you're an intelligent man but you sure seem dense and stubborn at times.
Here's the definition of INFER from the American Heritage Dictionary, tape it to your screen.
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in-fer ( n-f�r2) v. in-ferred, in-fer-ring, in-fers.
�tr.
1. To conclude from evidence or premises.
2. To reason from circumstance; surmise.
3. To lead to as a consequence or conclusion.
4. To hint; imply.
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Now let's look at your original post that I referred to above...

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>kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks) writes:
> What you've done for the industry is commendable. It's just too bad you
> feel an outdated, intangible thing like "Usenet tradition" is more
> important than the industry now.

It's a shame that you think you're such an expert on Usenet and what
the industry needs. Hype is not necessarily the best way to sell
product; information is. The PBM List provides information, not hype.
You'd be hard pressed to find any format which presents information
about the industry better than the PBM List hypertext. That's
far more important to selling the industry than periodic ads on
Usenet.
***********

The Facts:
A. Our subject is whether ads on the ng are a good thing or not
B. I say you think Usenet tradition is more important than the PBM industry.
C. YOU introduce the topic of HYPE which you say is bad, information is good.
D. You say the PBM List provides information, not HYPE.
E. You say the PBM list is more important to selling the industry than ads in the ng.

Thus using the definitions 2, 3 & 4 above a reasonable person may "surmise" or "conclude" that you are "hinting" or "implying" that ads in the ng are bad because they will be full of HYPE (which is bad) and not INFORMATION (like your PBM List). You deny the possibility of this inference and accuse me of putting words in your mouth (I couldn't....it's full of foot). I guess I should be happy that you do acknowledge that some moderator postings are not hype. Maybe if you were a little more careful about what opinions you linked together there'd be less chance of INFERring something you don't mean and won't support.

Ken Mitchell

References

Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000