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Ozgirl

Alan wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:59:57 +1100, "Ozgirl"
> > wrote:
>
>>Alan Moorman wrote:
>>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:16:00 +0000, Nicky
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:16:32 -0600, Alan
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In fact, I _would_ like do know what it was about. But
>>I'm
>>>>>so irritated that one of the few posts that might have
>>been
>>>>>interesting and informative to me was so deliberately
>>opaque
>>>>>that it might have been in code.
>>>>
>>>>Oh dear! He used words that were too long for you! How
bad
>>of him.
>>>>
>>>>Why the hell do you think anyone should dumb things down
>>to cater for
>>>>you? They would like to have peer discussions - you
appear
>>to be
>>>>ruling yourself out of even making the effort to get
there one day.
>>>>Tough luck for you - stop wittering on about it, will
you.
>>>>
>>>>Nicky.
>>>>T2 DX 05/2004
>>>>A1c 5.5% BMI 25 D&E
>>>>100ug Thyroxine
>>>
>>> OK. I give up. You guys aren't going to change your
>>minds,
>>> and neither am I.
>>>
>>> Hope you're all happy in your smugness.
>>>
>>> Alan Moorman
>>
>>It's not a matter of smugness, it's a matter of people
>>enjoying speaking to others on certan levels, no harm in
>>that. No one is forced to read every post. You have been
>>advised to ask for help, I myself occasionally ask what
does
>>something mean in English, but you don't want to. Sounds
>>like you just like to whine without actually doing
something
>>about it. Don't make that everyone else's problem. Accept
>>that it is everyone's right to post how they want. I would
>>never expect any group to conform to my level.
>
> Well sure. Smug people always see themselves as
completely
> justified because they are so much more intelligent and
> knowledgeable than others.
>
> Too bad they can't recognize the need for effective
> communications in a group like this.

So we should dumb down to the lowest denominator? We could t
alk in a way that my dughter, who has Down syndrome and has
an IQ of less than 50 might understand. Would that be better
for you? If you want stuff dumbed down how will you ever
learn anything? You will stay at the same level of
understanding and then whine about it.