Comments on: Style Over Substance? http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim O'Shea http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-67956 Tim O'Shea Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:15:15 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/#comment-67956 Grammar police. Heh. Not quite. Any editor who has had to pay the bills editing documents with poor punctuation or inconsistent style would be driven crazy by random capitalization or improper capitalization. That being said, I choose to ignore writers who fail to understand the way they present their ideas (be it an unreadable font or some misplaced rationalization of strange capitalization) can undercut the strength of their message. Grammar police.
Heh. Not quite.

Any editor who has had to pay the bills editing documents with poor punctuation or inconsistent style would be driven crazy by random capitalization or improper capitalization.

That being said, I choose to ignore writers who fail to understand the way they present their ideas (be it an unreadable font or some misplaced rationalization of strange capitalization) can undercut the strength of their message.

]]> By: Vic Vega http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-67907 Vic Vega Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:54:19 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/#comment-67907 There's nothing sadder than a blogger without a sense of humor. I've read stuff from both the bloggers in question. I enjoy one style, am indifferent to the other, and would hope to God I'd have better things to do with my time than play grammar police in any event. Only Usenet alums could get so worked up over nothing. And I say as a preson who still visits that realm. There’s nothing sadder than a blogger without a sense of humor.

I’ve read stuff from both the bloggers in question. I enjoy one style, am indifferent to the other, and would hope to God I’d have better things to do with my time than play grammar police in any event.

Only Usenet alums could get so worked up over nothing. And I say as a preson who still visits that realm.

]]> By: Paul O'Brien http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/comment-page-1/#comment-67891 Paul O'Brien Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:44:43 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/06/06/style-over-substance/#comment-67891 They're right about the first article, though. The author apparently thinks she's using old-style capitalisation to provide emphasis, but it's overdone to such an extent that there IS no emphasis. I mean, really: "And further, we are reminded, Again and Again, that some wish Never To Divorce Women From The Processes Of Their Bodies." That's not emphasis, that's shouting - and frankly, my immediate reaction as a reader when confronted with Such A Thing is wonder why the Author is Being So Irritatingly Pretentious. Which Comment I intend, Not As A Personal Insult, but as a Constructive Indication of the Likely Reaction of Many Readers. It isn't poetic, it isn't effective, and it's frankly a bit annoying. So why do it? They’re right about the first article, though. The author apparently thinks she’s using old-style capitalisation to provide emphasis, but it’s overdone to such an extent that there IS no emphasis. I mean, really: “And further, we are reminded, Again and Again, that some wish Never To Divorce Women From The Processes Of Their Bodies.” That’s not emphasis, that’s shouting – and frankly, my immediate reaction as a reader when confronted with Such A Thing is wonder why the Author is Being So Irritatingly Pretentious. Which Comment I intend, Not As A Personal Insult, but as a Constructive Indication of the Likely Reaction of Many Readers. It isn’t poetic, it isn’t effective, and it’s frankly a bit annoying. So why do it?

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