Woman aims for 1,000 pound weight goal

[Bit]

Originally Posted by cybersuebee

First, I think you've got your stats reversed.

Second, enough people on this site have been called one of those names to recognize it for what it was.

Sue, I think Cyclopea probably forgot the quotation marks... I think the name calling was the reference to the way the media has sensationalized the story--in other words, I think it was an attempt to say that this story is "news" only because the media is branding Donna with the equivalent of the name.

[suebee]

Originally Posted by Bit

Sue, I think Cyclopea probably forgot the quotation marks... I think the name calling was the reference to the way the media has sensationalized the story--in other words, I think it was an attempt to say that this story is "news" only because the media is branding Donna with the equivalent of the name.

Ah. Well proper grammatical format is important after all in that case. N'est pas?

[Cyclopea]

Originally Posted by Bit

Sue, I think Cyclopea probably forgot the quotation marks... I think the name calling was the reference to the way the media has sensationalized the story--in other words, I think it was an attempt to say that this story is "news" only because the media is branding Donna with the equivalent of the name.

Thanks Bit! I thought it was clear and I'm glad you understood. A bit defeating when all the thoughts and ideas in a post are discarded because of poor punctuation! Oh well, that's the internetz! Or maybe nothing else was interesting in my posts.
Thank you for not only "getting" what I meant, but taking the time to explain it to those who were confused, and especially for then commenting on the meat of one of my posts.
Oh- and posting the link too!

[Bit]

You're welcome, Cyclopea. Thanks for posting the article; I wouldn't have found on my own, wouldn't even have known to look for it.

[suebee]

Originally Posted by Cyclopea

Thanks Bit! I thought it was clear and I'm glad you understood. A bit defeating when all the thoughts and ideas in a post are discarded because of poor punctuation! Oh well, that's the internetz! Or maybe nothing else was interesting in my posts.
Thank you for not only "getting" what I meant, but taking the time to explain it to those who were confused, and especially for then commenting on the meat of one of my posts.
Oh- and posting the link too!

Just a suggestion: Perhaps instead being cryptic, and letting another member explain for you, and never really taking the responsibility for clarifying your post yourself, you could just explain, or use quotation marks the next time. Using the words you did without being clear on your intent - hateful destructive words - reeks of sizism. In fact, I'd rate it right up there with a number of other words we don't use on this site. A little sensitivity goes a long way.