| | Why do so many people hate the zebra stripes??
There is no question as to which part of a post I am responding when I use them, and I have no problem when others reply to my posts the same way.
Tedious to me is a long-winded reply that can (unfortunately) invite skimming, and therefore misinterpretation. I've seen many arguments get prolonged because people respond to what they think is the gist of what they've read, not to what was actually written. (I have certainly been guilty of this, though I try not to be.)
Of course, people read and process information differently. Personally, I prefer the stripes, because people are being quoted back to themselves, and having those quotes directly challenged. (As opposed to having their motives, intentions, morality, or psychologies questioned, as frequently happens.)
But if others process differently than I do, I understand that.
And I agree with Steve; I love Bill's zebra stripes, (and his "doughnuts"...or whatever you want to call them.)
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