de-skilling

Michael Yates mikey+ at pitt.edu
Sat Feb 12 20:41:35 PST 2000


I certainly don't mind long quotes in posts, from Yoshie or anyone else, just as I don't mind long posts without quotes, from Kelley or anyone else. I don't have to read ones I don't like. so what harm is done?

Michael Yates

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
> Kelley:
>
> >i think it was a ref to "volume" aided by the technology of scanning.
>
> I don't have a scanner. Long quotes are for people who have not read the
> same books & articles as I have, do not have the time to go to libraries or
> money to buy the books I am discussing, but are curious about what the
> authors in question have to say. Skip them if you have read them already
> or are not interested in them in any case; don't assume all parts of all my
> posts are written for you. (Those who would like to see fewer posts from
> me should delete my posts or at least refrain from replying to or
> commenting on them. That would save time on both sides.)
>
> Yoshie



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