Re: Wikipedia entry on XyWrite

["mhchoate" mhyerchoate@xxxxxxxx]

(laughing) .... well, so there!
I'm not sure I can stop it without effort, in informal messages. I guess I
picked it up on another list, where everybody does it. It implies stream of
consciousness. Conversation. Pauses. Thinking. Especially when I'm in a big
hurry. It's an informal cyberstyle.
Just explaining, not defending. And not chastened, either. (Can you see me
sticking out my tongue?)

Marge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Binswanger" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Wikipedia entry on XyWrite
Below is a good example of a modern trend I don't understand: why is it
becoming more and more frequent that people use ellipses instead of
periods?

I find it quite annoying . . . meaning no disrespect!
I looked at Wikipedia entry ... (been a while) .... I tried to find an
estimate of number of current (2008) users -- I just reread
(rescanned--I'm swamped) the 1998 article ... hmm ... somewhere I read the
number 200 ... is that about the number of list members? ....
hmm... is it reasonable to assume that all list members are XyWrite users?
....

no way to find out about users who aren't list members .. ??

Just curious.
Marge
Who can't get along without it.


Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx