[meteorite-list] apology

[Bruce Yankewitz]

Well.  That's easy for YOU to say.    :)

By the way, before (or maybe after) you delve too deeply into your 
Steve-analysis  -  and this point has been driven home frequently on the 
list, although apparently not frequently enough  - the Steve Arnold of 
Brenham-fame (whom you mention below) and the Steve Arnold currently 
referenced are two entirely different people....possibly altering someone's 
proximity to the Ka'bah a smidge.     :)

B

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>From: Thaddeus Besedin <endophasy at yahoo.com>
>To: Bruce Yankewitz <yankb04 at hotmail.com>
>CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] apology
>Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:00:54 -0800 (PST)
>
>Steve is capable of distinguishing the objective case of the pronoun"who" 
>from its subjective function - this alone constitutes evidence that Steve 
>isn't incapable of commanding acrolectic communication. Orthography is the 
>possession of normative entities. Not all of us have the need to 
>communicate in a fashion exempting us from reproach by merit of formality 
>alone.
>   Steve is a meteorite dealer, and although I have reservations about the 
>possible loss of paleoenvironmental and archaeological information during 
>the course of deep excavation of Brenham specimens, he is obviously 
>successful at his hobby and livelihood - and I'm sure he thinks the same. 
>This permits us to hold him to high ethical standards, but not to publicly 
>ridicule quirks of his personality irrelevant to business. Offenses 
>committed as a result of exchanges are not unassailable, though.
>
>   The commodification of meteoritic material is a catalyst for any deceit 
>or misdemeanor.
>
>   Steve's grammar is fine if we understand what he is saying (I imagine).
>
>   If I, as a qualified representative of a human in subjective grammatical 
>usage, were dyslexic, my indignation of your belittling patronization, if 
>expressed in language more asyntactic than you permit yourself to leak from 
>your head, would still warrant censorship in most contexts by most censors.
>
>   We all have our motives for possessing extraterrestrial materials. In 
>the end, the reasons are perhaps tied to metaphysical concerns, even if our 
>positivism denies what is common to our humanity: empirical certainty and 
>faith are equivalent. Both approaches to the limits our experience arrive 
>at security. To be close to the Ka'bah, after all, is to be in the company 
>of the heavens - of the cosmos.
>
>   -Thaddeus
>
>Bruce Yankewitz <yankb04 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>   steve arnold writes:
>
><< I really want to start gaining the respect of people of whom I know and
>would like to
>know on this list >>
>
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>
>Steve: Assuming you are getting tired of making endless apologies to the
>list (and most listees are getting tired of reading them), how about giving
>this a try: Stop doing things you will have to apologize FOR.
>
>Plus (aside from the seemingly self-evident solutions of obeying list-rules
>and displaying higher ethical standards in buying, selling, and posting),
>there are a couple of very simple changes you could make in your posts.
>They couldn't hurt:
>
>
>There is no such word (in English anyway) as "forsale". Same for "alot".
>
>You might introduce yourself to the space bar on your keyboard (it's the
>long skinny one in the bottom row). Use between sentences and after
>commas.
>
>While you're figuring out how to correct "forsale", give "stoney" a shot,
>too.
>
>Ditto: Millibbilliee, Glorietta, viens, liesure, givaway, shrapnal,
>mororroco, rediculous, siderlit, nininnger, allie, mes, "to" vs. "too" vs.
>"two", et. al.
>
>A "fusion-crustless fragment"? Marks for originality.
>
>While familiarizing yourself with the space bar, spend a little 
>quality-time
>with the key which says "Shift" on it. It Capitalizes things. Consider its
>use with "texas", "monnig", "chicago", "usa", most everyone's 
>names....maybe
>even "steve" and "arnold", too.
>
>Not everything you mention is particularly
>exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>A discernible attempt at eliminating the linguistic laziness in your posts
>would demonstrate that you have some respect for the listees who read them,
>a prerequisite for your receiving their respect in return.
>
>At the very least, try to set your grammatical goal as high as listees for
>whom English is a second, third, or fourth language. From a well-meaning
>friend,
>
>
>Bruce
>
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