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Charles_F_Bell wrote:

vern wrote:

Silence is quite responsive; it says a great deal should one listen to it. Take care. Vern

Silence is not what came from Empress Wu but irrelevant noise.  Silence can mean several things but often requires a combination of uninterest, ignorance and lack of education.  I reckon you are the exception to the rule.

You certainly make the case for "Silence is golden." Take care. Vern

vern wrote:

Charles_F_Bell wrote:

Silence is not what came from Empress Wu but irrelevant noise.  Silence can mean several things but often requires a combination of uninterest, ignorance and lack of education.  I reckon you are the exception to the rule.

You certainly make the case for "Silence is golden." Take care. Vern

Once again, there are two or three of you who wish to make this forum battering rams of personalities and not an exchange of information and ideas. If you look at what might have been my only post on this subject, for the OP did not wish to engage, you made no attempt to broach the topic I put there:

Yes, and thank you for that, but is there any objective standard by which one can judge his opinions having any value?   

It can be a yes-or-no question, and even if that doesn't say much, it's honest, and I have said that the subject matter is mostly within a realm of unknown knowns, and the truest answer is:I don't know, but I know what I like. An answer absolutely not coming from that webmaster.

Temple Wang wrote:

Regards,
Empress Wu

and we hear from ad-hominem lizard number two of three.

Temple Wang wrote:

Charles_F_Bell wrote:

and we hear from ad-hominem lizard number two of three.

Since this is an editing site: it’s “ad hominem”

nope, two-word expression used as a single adjective. Generally, hyphenate two or more words when they come before a noun they modify and act as a single idea.   "The logical fallacy is ad hominem." is the conceptual adjective representing a single idea  behind ad-hominem

Charles_F_Bell wrote:

Temple Wang wrote:

Since this is an editing site: it’s “ad hominem”

nope, two-word expression used as a single adjective. Generally, hyphenate two or more words when they come before a noun they modify and act as a single idea.   "The logical fallacy is ad hominem." is the conceptual adjective representing a single idea  behind ad-hominem

Wrong.  It’s a Latin expression (against the man OR to the person) in its entirety and, as such, is not hyphenated.  But I admire your spunk.

Mariana Reuter wrote:

Charles:

People like Suin are likely to be discouraged from making open suggestions and sharing their discoveries within the worldwide web if their post are to be derided.

There was no derision of Suin explicit or implicit in:

Yes, and thank you for that, but is there any objective standard by which one can judge his opinions having any value?

For certainly I respect her as a writer.

There was deserved sarcasm towards you and your cheerleading for partisan purpose precisely because of the way you write and behave in public forum.

Charles_F_Bell wrote:

Yes, and thank you for that, but is there any objective standard by which one can judge his opinions having any value?

Charles, I pay fees to tNBW each month to receive reviews from other writers who are just like me - people who enjoy writing, who manage to squeeze an hour or two of writing and reviewing into their busy week, and who are not professional/published writers. Then, I found out that I could submit my work to The Opening Lines and receive a free review from a person who is dedicated full-time to writing and editing. I didn't blindly accept and implement his feedback, but valued it, just like I value the opinions of my fellow writers on tNBW. To me, any feedback is helpful. I hope this answers your question.

njc wrote:

Topic drift?

No better way to set a topic adrift than to correct grammar and spelling within a forum discussion.

Topic drift?