"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:33:35 -0400, "Peter"
> <peternew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:46:32 -0700, "Ursus Californicus"
>>> <Ursuscal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Peter" <peternew@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>>> It is rare to see someone who professes to be a beginner so willing
to
>>>>> experiment and share the results. I certainly would never consider
you
>>>>> a
>>>>> beginner and gladly leave the nit picking to others. Even your
family
>>>>> "snapshot" conveys an emotion. Please don't stop and continue
sharing
>>>>> your
>>>>> work. The world need more like you.
>>>>
>>>>I concur whole-heartedly. This is hardly beginner's work! You're
>>>>already
>>>>showing use of some advanced technicques and I like the results.
>>>>
>>>>-- Theo, Grizzly Glen Photography
>>>
>>> It would be less distracting for some of us, though, if she'd get some
>>> help from someone who can spell and write grammatically correct
>>> English.
>>>
>>
>>
>>Tony, I kept quiet when the last go 'round on this diversion took place,
>>but
>>let's not be picky on English.
>>I subscribe to a technical writers list and one of the prime rules on
that
>>list is that we never correct someone else's grammar or spelling. Quite
>>often, in our haste to get off a meaningful comment our spelling or
>>grammar
>>suffers, It is less important than the content of the posting therefore,
I
>>hope that rule would be applied here. Not all of us have advanced
>>educational degrees. Not all of us are professional writers. Some of us
>>are
>>here only to relax and learn.
>
>
> First of all, she is soliciting comments on her site. Secondly, my
> comment is about a blog, or website, or whatever you call what she's
> provided a link to. I'm not commenting about what she's written in a
> newsgroup post. I'm not exactly sure what a "technical writers list"
> is, but I don't think the link is to one.
>
> Distractions are distractions. If you link to a photograph with
> something unintended in the frame, and ask for comments about the
> photo, then whatever distraction is in the photo is fair game for
> comment. As far as I'm concerned, if the photo is in a website, and
> there are distracting errors accompanying the photo, then they are
> equally fair game for comment if comments are solicited.
>
> I don't see "haste" as a factor here. She's obviously spent a great
> deal of time preparing the site. She should spend a little more time
> and correct the errors.
Sorry, I thought you were talking about the usage of English in my reply.
And yes I agree with your comment about grammar on her site, but I was too
focused on her images.
--
Peter
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