Once again, in context, we are not discussing the merits of the accuracy or
efficacy of the freedom of choice of a style that could in any way, have any
effect on one's health.

I otherwise appreciate your well-crafted reply, simultaneously endorsing and
discrediting my choice in one breath. 8)

"Wolf K" wrote in message
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On 25/02/2012 1:02 AM, Robert Sudbury wrote:
To compare a posting style to the unsafe operation of a motor vehicle is
ludicrious. The implied consequences are incomparable. Using a posting
style of one's choice doesn't place your health or life at risk.

[...]

Quite so.

But there are such things as "conventions", including those for spelling.
Driving rules are conventions, particularly urgent ones, since violating
them will kill you and other people. Violating spelling can also be
lethal: there have documented case where medication names or doses wer
misspelled, and people died.

We have conventions when leaving it up to the variations of personal
choice causes at least inconvenient and at worst serious harms. Courtesy
is following the conventions. Or better: courtesy is giving some personal
choice in the interest of smoother and more pleasant social and other
relationships.

"Keep your stick on the ice. We're all in this together. Remember, we're
pulling for you."

HTH
Wolf K.

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