[Principled]

I suppose this comes from writing numerous articles and letters for the local fishwrap and a few magazine articles. Those readers cannot ask me: "what did you mean by that?" I have to be as clear and concise as I possibly can, so that when those readers draw their conclusions concerning my meaning, there can be only one meaning; that being the one I intended to convey.

Well, see, on FR we have dialogue, not monologues. It's part of what makes newspaper useless... no chance to interact, no chance for clarification, no chance for anything except what the author asserts. I presume your experience at making unchallenged assertions is part of your problem here.

[Washington_minuteman]

"I presume your experience at making unchallenged assertions is part of your problem here."

Yes, I would suppose that's right. Would you be willing to agree with me that if people put more thought into what they wrote, that the dialouge would be more productive?