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Bonsai nare-do-well
Join Date: Jan-2003
Location: Summerville SC
Country: USA
Posts: 4,653
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Originally Posted by rockm
I think Al has a point. Taking the article at face value COULD cost you. It could also inform you. It all comes down to the reader actually thinking about the underlying idea of what's being discussed, applying the technique intelligently and not applying it universally.
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All too many times the reader is sold short. Not by the article as much as the postings that come afterwards. Seems to me that the reader is never given credit for having a brain. Not by the author but by the critics of the article
I would venture to say that almost everyone with an IQ high enough to measure would know that almost every written word will have to be modified to suit local conditions. There are climatic conditions that differ, seasonal differences and a whole host of other things to consider. Not every contingency can be covered in an article, a book or even an encyclopedia.
Most people can figure it out and modify the information to suit local conditions.
At one time I posted articles on this forum. For the most part they were well received. I have no problems with the comments that were made about them.
Those articles were so general in nature that they could be useful (I hope so) almost anywhere. Problem was they were so general in nature that they were not very informative.
A couple of times I tried to write more technical stuff to post here. I put warnings at the top of the articles stating that "it works in my climate, etc" the disclaimer in most cases took up more space than the article.
Now when I do write I assume that the reader has a brain. They do know the difference between South Carolina and New Jersey.
I must admit that I have not read Will's article. I pass no judgments on it.
I do however think that the readers were smart enough to make their own judgments on the contents of that article.
Hate to say it but on this occasion Will might just be getting a bum rap. Never thought I would say that.
No one with a ounce of sense will take any article at face value. And most people fit into that category.
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