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fushigi · Mar 16, 2007, 03:51 am

i was just wondering this it seems strange to me

reading a string of words that are only delimited

by carriage returns

pam699 · Mar 16, 2007, 04:23 am

it means you become an active partner in the creation of meaning instead of just sittting there leting the aurhor control you you infact become interactive with the written word You become a creator

Zinkovich · Mar 16, 2007, 09:36 pm

Well, to me you aren't creating anything. You're just deriving incorrect versions of a common method of communication.

Also, who is "the author"? YOU. There is no one over your shoulder enabling your ability to form words and english. Rather, your english, whether proper or not, often forms in ways unique to your own way of thinking without any requirements of confusing punctuation and spelling.

And yes, your way of writing is just confusing. Take this phrase form one of your posts- "they cant us wat numbers". I assume that means "They can't us what numbers"- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Seriously, I cannot bring up any ideas or images from that phrase other than a scientist or mathematician going up to a person and asking "What number are you?", and to me that's just not connecting with the rest of the thread that post was in so I'm confused and know my translation is wrong so very wrong and oh god just spell and form sentences better please it's driving me up the wall please make it stop

or mayb this talk can like my then nowhere get numbers to us- comprende'?

Epistemologist · Mar 18, 2007, 06:35 am

Interesting. Well, there are still other ways to take an active part in the creation of meaning, pam699. For instance, perhaps put all your posts in the form of a poem (with clear stanzas). That way, I think your contributions will satisfy your criteria while also allowing us the read them. For instance, in a thread talking about global warming, you can post like this:

When the sun comes up,
And I see only a yellow cloud,
Hold your hands in a cup
At the waterhole there's a crowd.

Heads and hands in a the sand,
Ah, I am lost, lost, lost!
Not enough supply for demand
If only they considered the cost

Of the anthropogenic plague
From their death machines.
Who cares if warnings were vague
To stop it through any means.

Okay, hope it works out. As for making cryptic threads, sometimes a little mystery is appreciated. :)

By the way, are you related to namguy69?

Mar 16, 2007, 03:51 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
fushigi Hot Lava Location: Beijing Posts: 2,340	can pam699 use capitalization or punctuation i was just wondering this it seems strange to me reading a string of words that are only delimited by carriage returns "What truth endures beneath the flaming stream?" -- A Volcano, Bartolome de Las Casas, Inferno de Marsaya, 1536

Mar 18, 2007, 06:35 am	#4 (permalink) (top)
Epistemologist God is good Location: Down by the river, stealing your water Posts: 1,518	Interesting. Well, there are still other ways to take an active part in the creation of meaning, pam699. For instance, perhaps put all your posts in the form of a poem (with clear stanzas). That way, I think your contributions will satisfy your criteria while also allowing us the read them. For instance, in a thread talking about global warming, you can post like this: When the sun comes up, And I see only a yellow cloud, Hold your hands in a cup At the waterhole there's a crowd. Heads and hands in a the sand, Ah, I am lost, lost, lost! Not enough supply for demand If only they considered the cost Of the anthropogenic plague From their death machines. Who cares if warnings were vague To stop it through any means. Okay, hope it works out. As for making cryptic threads, sometimes a little mystery is appreciated. :) By the way, are you related to namguy69? But what's to stop the manic tide, The suicide of our own pride? The Complex

Mar 16, 2007, 04:23 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
pam699 BANNED Posts: 583	it means you become an active partner in the creation of meaning instead of just sittting there leting the aurhor control you you infact become interactive with the written word You become a creator

Mar 16, 2007, 09:36 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
Zinkovich Absolutely Superb Posts: 774	Well, to me you aren't creating anything. You're just deriving incorrect versions of a common method of communication. Also, who is "the author"? YOU. There is no one over your shoulder enabling your ability to form words and english. Rather, your english, whether proper or not, often forms in ways unique to your own way of thinking without any requirements of confusing punctuation and spelling. And yes, your way of writing is just confusing. Take this phrase form one of your posts- "they cant us wat numbers". I assume that means "They can't us what numbers"- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Seriously, I cannot bring up any ideas or images from that phrase other than a scientist or mathematician going up to a person and asking "What number are you?", and to me that's just not connecting with the rest of the thread that post was in so I'm confused and know my translation is wrong so very wrong and oh god just spell and form sentences better please it's driving me up the wall please make it stop or mayb this talk can like my then nowhere get numbers to us- comprende'?