>>>I can't even begin to describe how bizarrely miswritten that is (by Andrew Brust, whoever he is). But have fun.
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>>What is going on with you? A message like this made me actually go read the post, expecting something so glaring it would cause the first writing critique of an announcement of this type I've seen on UT. (the the "whoever he is" implies anybody who is starting a user group in NY in BI should be someone in your rolodex ???)
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>>Characterizing that message as "bizarrely miswritten" seems to me a bit bizarre in itself. Seriously, Mike, are you drinking? This kind of belligerence coming out of the blue is not a good sign.
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>>(I'll read it again in case it is me who is completely out of line but bad writing is usually something that pops out and hits me in the face)
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>No, I am not drinking. Not going to get into it with you because you have been a good friend to me in the past.
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>Read the announcement again if you don't think it was bad writing ;-)

Okay, I read it again and I'm still mystified as to why you thought this message - which was intended only to convey clearly information about an even - was so bizarre as to cause this kind of comment (as well as the "whoever he is" snideness)

Since you found violations of your idea of good writing so egregious you surely shouldn't have any trouble specifying them.

I read it, didn't find it at all hard to follow and got what I think is exactly the information Mr. Brust was trying to convey.

I've certainly read a lot of what I would consider ungainly prose here on UT and in the tech world in general but this one completely fails to set off alarms.

So, enlighten us. Or is this another example of attack and then fail to substantiate?