AUTOPILOT PROS & CONS

"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:
Sam, you're one of the most knowledgable people in here, but your
communications (writing) leaves much to be desired by those of us that
don't read minds (intentions, contexts).




How have I failed to communicate?

Notice how many people are completely confounded by what you write.

You have to write to _the audience_, not to yourself.

Matt Barrow wrote:

"Sam Spade" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:

Sam, you're one of the most knowledgable people in here, but your
communications (writing) leaves much to be desired by those of us that
don't read minds (intentions, contexts).





How have I failed to communicate?


Notice how many people are completely confounded by what you write.

You have to write to _the audience_, not to yourself.


It is tough to know the audience in a forum like this.

I work in an environment where a lot of this stuff is a given.

I guess here it could end up being article writing. That is not what
these Usenet forums are about.

Also, I have been accused by some here of being an "AH jail house
lawyer" so it is a no-win situation in some ways.