triviality in KTdom

[Oblivious and Numb <8344141@wwu.EDU>]

>From: Doug Alan <nessus@athena.mit.edu>

>>      That's Mill, :>oug, not Mills. If you're going to use Mill as an
>> ally (and it's a pretty presumptuous stretch, in IED's opinion), at
>> least learn how to spell his name.

>Personally, I don't care too much about spelling, IED, so flaming at
>me about it isn't going to do any good.  I'm also slightly dyslexic
>(if you will allow a slight perversion of a word that is defined to
>mean a severe problem, rather than a minor problem), so it's very
>difficult for me to remember the correct spelling of words I do not
>use frequently.  Furthermore, I really don't wish to spend the time to
>look up in the dictionary every word I use.  There is a finite amount
>of time I can spend writing articles for Love-Hounds, and I'd rather
>not waste it with such pointless endeavors.  In addition to this, I
>have found that in most cases if someone stoops to attacking your
>spelling in a philosophical debate, their argument is intellectually
>void, so including a few spelling errors is a reasonably good
>bogometer.  Furthermore, for one who does not spell my name correctly
>to my own face, you should talk!

	Pretty defensive, :>oug, and probably with good
	reason.  However, when dealing with philosophy, attacks
	on spelling normal words is a weak argument, but attacking
	the spelling of a cited name is not.  It is a question
	of familiarity with the work cited.  You should know this.

					LAters.