FCPX or Not — mini-meetup at NAB?

[Bill Davis]

[Aindreas Gallagher] “personal name and [love the walloping emphasis there by the way] your corporate affiliation”

Gosh darnit Aindreas, you’ve got me confused again.

Back when I was using ALL CAPS for emphasis, I was criticized. So I taught myself to use the Bold and the Italics conventions here.

Now you’re telling me that I’ve’ achieved not emphasis, but some form of annoying “walloping emphasis” – a convention that I had absolutely no clue even existed.

Can somebody please (praying that by using italics I’m not somehow signaling condescending annoyance or something worse) tell me the rules for proper expression here?

Is there a universal style “ladder of emotive word stress” in play here that I simply don’t understand???

Or must I allow Aindreas to interpret my text stylings in any fashion he likes, rendering it impossible to ever write with anything other than drone-like expository levelness here.

I’m so confused.

“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor

[Chris Harlan]

[Bill Davis] “I’m so confused.”

I think what Aindreas was referring to was that whole “so this is how you reflect on your employer” meme you were embarking on. That’s certainly what caught my eye as being a bit over the top.

[Aindreas Gallagher]

Yep Chris, that I certainly was. I actually found that post verging on nasty.

Still, let’s brace ourselves for the fifteen paragraph response with, yes thats right, it’s a classic: closing judicial quotes on civil discourse.

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[Bill Davis]

Here’s a tip.

I enjoy writing.

Anyone who doesn’t enjoy reading what I write has an instant cure at hand.

Stop reading.

“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor

[Chris Harlan]

[Bill Davis] “Here’s a tip.

I enjoy writing.

Anyone who doesn’t enjoy reading what I write has an instant cure at hand.

Stop reading.
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This is where you want to go with this? Wow.

[Timothy Auld]

I suppose one other option would be that you could write, but not post. Or you could write, post, but warn people in the subject line that they might not want to read. Or you could write, post, and then not respond any parries. Or, as you have done, tell people not to pay any attention to what you post. So many possibilities…

Tim

[Steve Connor]

The COW team were apparently working on an “ignore” button, this would be useful for those who don’t like Bill’s posts. Personally I never use them on other forums though.

Steve Connor
“FCPX Professional”
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[Timothy Auld]

No, I don’t use them either. But the “take my posts and don’t bother to comment if you don’t agree” attitude – especially when followed by an admonition on civil discourse -is hard not to comment upon.

Tim

[Chris Harlan]

[TImothy Auld] “No, I don’t use them either. But the “take my posts and don’t bother to comment if you don’t agree” attitude – especially when followed by an admonition on civil discourse -is hard not to comment upon.

Tim
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I know, huh?

[Bill Davis]

Look,

I’ve been posting here practically since this part of the Cow was introduced. Everyone knows my positions and the kind of arguments I make. They know I tend to be kinda long winded when I’m putting down my thoughts. But so what?

I was dead serious about this. If someone feels I’m so off base – or my arguments makes them feel uncomfortable, or they just feel that my observations and arguments aren’t worth their time – its not like each and every one of my posts don’t come per-billboarded with my name. So what’s the big deal?

Just don’t open them. Problem solved. Nobody is forcing you to read them.

But if the best you can come up with in terms of criticism is that they’re “too long” -wow.

Maybe you can see it this way. Every time you don’t read a post of mine, your saving yourself more time than you would by not reading someone else’s posts! It’s a bigger win for you that way!

That help?

“Before speaking out ask yourself whether your words are true, whether they are respectful and whether they are needed in our civil discussions.”-Justice O’Connor