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> I didn't read Alawa's poem. I'm not big into poetry. But you
> stanza-comment
> would have made me want to read it more than the quote. If
> the summary
> didn't interest me, I didn't go to it. I'd skip over reading
> the quote.

Hi Ainaechoiriel,
now if you skip over the quotes I understand why you
want me to abstain from quotes ;-)

For me the beauty of the text still is better captured in the
author's own words but if you do not read them
I cannot convince you of their beauty,
I see that now ;-)

I already said I will abstain from quoting in future
although it is against my own views.
But a bit I can understand your view that the author
might prefer to see her words' reflections in my mind
through my paraphrasing.

This was the last comment on this topic
from Elanor
who really has to go to bed now.

Thanks, Elanor!

--Ainaechoiriel
MEFA Admin and Founder

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://gabrielle.sytes.net/mefa The Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



-----Original Message-----
From: elanor of aquitania [mailto:elanor@codacode.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:52 PM
To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
Subject: AW: [MEFAwards] skipping quotes - was: apologies

> I didn't read Alawa's poem. I'm not big into poetry. But you
> stanza-comment would have made me want to read it more than the quote.
> If the summary didn't interest me, I didn't go to it. I'd skip over
> reading the quote.

Hi Ainaechoiriel,
now if you skip over the quotes I understand why you want me to abstain from
quotes ;-)

For me the beauty of the text still is better captured in the author's own
words but if you do not read them I cannot convince you of their beauty, I
see that now ;-)

I already said I will abstain from quoting in future although it is against
my own views.
But a bit I can understand your view that the author might prefer to see her
words' reflections in my mind through my paraphrasing.

This was the last comment on this topic
from Elanor
who really has to go to bed now.




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