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Originally Posted by cmbs
So you made a completely generic comment that lots of websites confuse you. In your opinion these sites are created by people on terminal doses of exlax who graduated from the Bugs Bunny's Three Week School of WebDesign. I'm not sure how that fits into this conversation. Will you explain?
I asked what websites confuse you, I didn't say you named one. You can see that if you read what I said. I thought maybe you were referring to Manybooks.net since that's what you seemed to be responding to.
You said that you feel that Feedbooks offers a much better selection of books than Manybooks.net. Manybooks.net offers over 23,000 books in 21 download file types plus online reading. Feedbooks doesn't have the number on their site that I could find, but I did a search and found 149 pages of 20 books each which totals 2,980 books ( http://www.feedbooks.com/books/asc?page=149). Those come in 6 file types for downloading. I'm not sure that feelings have anything to do with it. Manybooks has a lot more books in a lot more file types. IE: a much better selection.
In all honesty, I don't want to go into what makes Feedbooks more "robust" because I don't want to pick apart these two excellent websites, at least not here and now. I have already given feedbooks some feedback on several problems I have with their website, for what it's worth. Different people have different ideas of what is important and what isn't when it comes to web design and user interface. Nothing wrong with that.
Again, the attractiveness of the books is a matter of personal opinion. I read the .mobi files from manybooks.net and I like them just fine. I could go into why I like them more than the ones from here, but why? If someone likes your books and can find the one they're looking for here, let them get it here.
My purpose is simple. Way back in post number 88 you said that "Harry asked a simple question, cmbs." and you said "I just don't understand your sense of persecution when someone asks you a question." When in fact Harry asked a clearly insincere question because it had already been answered. You yourself, in post #88, insist that I answer his (already answered) question, even after I pointed out that I'd already answered it.
I'd like to know if you have a valid explanation for your behavior, particularly considering your claim that you can't figure out why I feel attacked. So let's hear it. Why did you defend and reinforce his insincere question? Will you answer this time, or will you continue to dodge?
You pretend you want a sincere discussion, so here it is. Will you follow through? |
My purpose is simple, too.
I made a comment about websites that are often cluttered and confusing, and you’re now asking me if it was a generic comment, even when I explained to you that I had no exact website in mind? Here's my answer again: I have no specific website in mind. Do you have then, a website in mind that we perhaps can both talk about, as our opinions on Feedbooks and the website you mention appear to be quite divergent. Of course, you don’t have to agree with me; I’m not even asking or inviting you to agree with me. I simply expressed my opinion about a website (Feedbooks), and you expressed your opinion about a different website. What's the problem? I actually fail to understand what your question is about. You ask me to explain, so now I’ve explained.
Now, why don’t you return the same courtesy and explain to me why you are so concerned about this issue of two different websites.
I’m now going to go to your last paragraph. I quote:
“You pretend you want a sincere discussion, so here it is. Will you follow through?” [My boldface.] That’s your quote. Now let me ask you something: Do you really think a respectful dialogue can occur between us when you use the word “
Pretend”?
cmbs, you often skirt the borders of respectful discourse, and yet you (rudely, I might add) ask me to explain myself. Why do you offer (often) helpful suggestions to people and then add the phrase, "for what it's worth," as if your suggestions mean nothing?
You're accusing a number of people of asking insincere questions. What would possibly be the motive?
Perplexed,
Don