Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (Page 16)Originally posted by drewnogal (Page 2)
Good. I'll continue this reply by or before Thursday. Meanwhile, the information listed on this website may be helpful:
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/reading-groups/advice-tips/10-tips-on-starting-and-running-a-book-club
"I must confess that I just scroll past long paragraphs of copy and paste. It feels like spoon
feeding and I lack the concentration to read any more than a few lines unless it is a personal view
that someone is offering. Some people must feel more comfortable posting in that way even at the risk of
getting put down for it.
What's your view Bobby?"
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1) That the Copy & Paste function provides an incredibly efficient method of transporting alpha and/or numeric data from one website to another as well as within the destination website. Imagine how labor intensive and error prone the manual procedure would be to post a paragraph quotation by a famous author or even a YouTube link to your music thread on this forum without this standard software. 2) That it holds the potential to focus in depth discussion on topics which published authors have studied and researched which exceeds the collective knowledge of the thread's contributors as occurs in Book of the Month Club conversations. 3) That both the length and density of the data being transported should not exceed a reasonable limit in any given post. 4) That negative criticism of the Copy & Paste function may serve to deflect focus on the thread topic itself. Hope these views have been helpful. My apology for the delay.
The post that was quoted here has been removedOriginally posted by drewnogal
"Ok, own up....how much of that did you compose yourself Bobby?"
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Answer: Every single damn word and punctuation within this paragraph. Otherwise, any quoted material would have been enclosed with "quotation marks"
and a website link included. I'm sorry that you misunderstood and were disappointed with the candor and honesty of my reply. Further questions?
Originally posted by lolofThank you, my friend. Here's a quotation from a US President almost one hundred and six years ago which you may also agree with and enjoy:
Yes Bob, I believe you.
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"Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the U.S. and winner of 1906 Nobel Peace Prize":
"It is not the critic who counts; nor the one who points out how the strong person stumbled, or where the doer of a deed could have done better.
The credit belongs to the person who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who does actually strive to do deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends oneself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he or she fails, at least fails while daring greatly. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." (italics mine)
"The Man in the Arena: Citizenship in a Republic" Address delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910. .http://www.appleseeds.org/dareroos.htm
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAren't copying and pasting pretty much like living in the gray twilight?
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."