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There's one concern (starting to sound like my posting about the BioMarine
SCCR already) about AquaCorps reprinting some of these posts.
What I post, generally, is part of a stream of conversation going on
between myself and severa (many) other people. In such a case, it's quite
possible for me to, in one posting, state, "Let me take the devil's
advocate position for a moment" and argue a postiion or proposition that is
completely antithetical to my views. Since posting is part of a stream of
conversation, I may continue to defend that position for several more
postings. If I am quoted in one of those subsequent messages and I have
neglected to state in that posting that I'm playing devil's advocate, then
I have been published espousing something I do not agree with.
Thus, AquaCorps, with all good intent, and even if they should publish that
complete posting, may accidentally put me on record defending a possibly
abhorrent position.
In addition, since this is a stream of conversation, I am as likely as
anyone to utter something during that conversation that I would not
normally utter were I writing a reasoned letter to the editor.
How many of you sit down and, over the course of two or three days, reason
out and craft your responses to this forum? How many of you, if you were
warned that your letter would be published in a magazine, would just dash
something off to the editor?
Again, the issue comes back to context. Without the entire context of this
forum, AquaCorps (or anyone anthologizing or reprinting parts of this
forum) may accidentally, with no malice aforethought, completely
misrepresent my thoughts and views.
-- Kevin --
"I'll get around to it today --
For sufficiently large values of 'today'"
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