On 05:31 Fri 21 Dec , Matt Turner wrote: > My point is that you consistently write long essays that I, and > apparently most others, don't bother to read. I'm not sure if you're > aware of this. > > Someone said on IRC this morning in response to this thread > > > the tragic thing is that guy would be able to make valuable > > contributions if it weren't for the excessive length of his mails > > So, your emails are way too long. A huge percentage of recipients > don't bother to read them. I don't know whether you just enjoy writing > (you must!) or if you hope to actually be heard, but as it stands now > you're not being heard by most.
Just coming back from Christmas vacation, but ... Yeah. Duncan, you need to learn how to be pithy. Invest the effort to cut your writing down to its essence; consider the time of the 100s/1000s who read it. Your value and impact will increase exponentially. -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Council Member / Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux <http://dberkholz.com> Analyst, RedMonk <http://redmonk.com/dberkholz/>
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