In alt.support.diabetes Alan wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:09:42 -0500, Ma?k
> > wrote:

>>On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:04:28 -0600, Alan Moorman >
>>Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness of usenet:

>>>Regardless, posting in opaque scientific terminology is
>>>wasted effort unless one is in a professional group, perhaps
>>>one of the "sci." groups.

>>if you don't like it, don't ask the original poster/s to dumb down
>>their posts. just skip over it or ask for clarification on the points
>>you do not understand.

> Posting in obtuse, scientific language just doesn't help
> people.

For certain values of people. You're excluding anyone with a basic
grounding in biology or an interest in diabetic research publications.

> Not gonna change my mind about that!

Have you considered the possibility that the information wouldn't be
of any use to someone not prepared to try to understand the
terminology? The terminology isn't just shorthand for longer phrases
in everyday English.

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