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16-11.-2004, 09:35 PM
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Re: cycling links
>>>Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and prevent
>>>crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." >>How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) Marty Wallace wrote: > Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to take the > piss out of you too. As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. I admit I'm not infallible, but would you care to identify some of my alleged grammatical errors? The mistake I was jovially pointing out was not a really grammatical error, but a semantic one. -- Mark. http://tranchant.plus.com/ |
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16-11.-2004, 10:03 PM
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Re: cycling links
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:35:43 +0000, Mark Tranchant wrote:
>>>>Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and prevent >>>>crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." > >>>How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) > > Marty Wallace wrote: > >> Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to take the >> piss out of you too. > > As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. Well, particularly as "Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes ..." is an, ummm, "grammar mistake" as well as being semantically uncomfortable. -- Trevor Barton |
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16-11.-2004, 10:19 PM
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Re: cycling links
"Trevor Barton" <tmb@Xisotek.co.uk> wrote in message news:slrncpjr4u.g3n.tmb@sheep.isotek.co.uk... > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:35:43 +0000, Mark Tranchant wrote: > >>>>Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and prevent > >>>>crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." > > > >>>How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) > > > > Marty Wallace wrote: > > > >> Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to take the > >> piss out of you too. > > > > As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. > > Well, particularly as "Careful Mark, there's enough grammar > mistakes ..." is an, ummm, "grammar mistake" as well as being semantically > uncomfortable. > > -- > Trevor Barton That's ok. I didn't say I don't make mistrakes. Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. Marty |
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16-11.-2004, 10:52 PM
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Re: cycling links
Marty Wallace wrote:
> "Trevor Barton" <tmb@Xisotek.co.uk> wrote in message > news:slrncpjr4u.g3n.tmb@sheep.isotek.co.uk... > >>On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:35:43 +0000, Mark Tranchant wrote: >> >>>>>>Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and prevent >>>>>>crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." >>> >>>>>How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) >>> >>>Marty Wallace wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to take > > the > >>>>piss out of you too. >>> >>>As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. >> >>Well, particularly as "Careful Mark, there's enough grammar >>mistakes ..." is an, ummm, "grammar mistake" as well as being semantically >>uncomfortable. >> >>-- >>Trevor Barton > > > That's ok. I didn't say I don't make mistrakes. > > Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. I notice from my logs that you had to look over most of my site to find that, assuming you are the Aussie SwiftDSL customer; and I'm not sure PHP grammar is strictly within the remit of our current altercation... The problem you found is fixed now - I'd updated the main template generator but forgot to update the static search page accordingly. Thanks for finding that. -- Mark. http://tranchant.plus.com/ |
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16-11.-2004, 11:09 PM
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Re: cycling links
"Mark Tranchant" <mark@tranchant.plus.com> wrote in message news:4199f802$0$33622$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net... > Marty Wallace wrote: > > "Trevor Barton" <tmb@Xisotek.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:slrncpjr4u.g3n.tmb@sheep.isotek.co.uk... > > > >>On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:35:43 +0000, Mark Tranchant wrote: > >> > >>>>>>Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and prevent > >>>>>>crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." > >>> > >>>>>How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) > >>> > >>>Marty Wallace wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to take > > > > the > > > >>>>piss out of you too. > >>> > >>>As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. > >> > >>Well, particularly as "Careful Mark, there's enough grammar > >>mistakes ..." is an, ummm, "grammar mistake" as well as being semantically > >>uncomfortable. > >> > >>-- > >>Trevor Barton > > > > > > That's ok. I didn't say I don't make mistrakes. > > > > Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. > > I notice from my logs that you had to look over most of my site to find > that, assuming you are the Aussie SwiftDSL customer; and I'm not sure > PHP grammar is strictly within the remit of our current altercation... > > The problem you found is fixed now - I'd updated the main template > generator but forgot to update the static search page accordingly. > Thanks for finding that. > > -- > Mark. > http://tranchant.plus.com/ Well actually I wasn't looking for that. I noticed earlier that you used the sentence, "Personally, my ride to work is six-and-a-quarter miles each way, giving 62.5 miles per week." http://tranchant.plus.com/cycling/commuting/index I would have thought that you'd write 6.25 miles, since you use decimals at the end of the sentence, or you could have used sixty two-and-a-half miles at the end. It just seemed strange to mix the two. Anyway, when I looked for the sentence later I couldn't find it and used your search facility, which brought up the error. The point I was trying to make is that it's poor form to attack the original poster for his grammar mistakes rather than the faults in his argument. Marty |
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16-11.-2004, 11:40 PM
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Re: cycling links
Mark Tranchant wrote:
>Dave Kahn wrote: > >> Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and prevent >> crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." > >How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) Same way it prevents knee injuries, obviously. |
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16-11.-2004, 11:41 PM
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"Dan" <webmaster@cycling-links.com> wrote in message news:_z7md.46311$T02.37952@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com... > Hello- > I am a recreational rider and racer, and I am putting together a site with > biking links. > If you know of a site to be included, let me know. > Any comments on design appreciated. > Thanks- > > http://www.cycling-links.com/ "Dress Smart You can save your life and prevent crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you ride." Why would anyone who knows anything about cycling want to link to a site run by someone who is completely misinformed about cycling? > > |
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16-11.-2004, 11:43 PM
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Re: cycling links
Marty Wallace wrote:
> I would have thought that you'd write 6.25 miles, since you use > decimals at the end of the sentence, or you could have used sixty > two-and-a-half miles at the end. > It just seemed strange to mix the two. That's not grammer; that's style! |
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17-11.-2004, 12:49 AM
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Re: cycling links
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:41:35 GMT someone who may be "Rich"
<burtthebike@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote this:- >> http://www.cycling-links.com/ > >"Dress Smart >You can save your life and prevent crippling bike injuries if you wear a >helmet when you ride." > >Why would anyone who knows anything about cycling want to link to a site run >by someone who is completely misinformed about cycling? Agreed. I would have thought that it is damage to the spine and legs that is crippling. Perhaps bike helmets prevent damage to both, along with damage to the knees. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000. |
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17-11.-2004, 12:57 AM
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Re: cycling links
Marty Wallace wrote:
> "Trevor Barton" <tmb@Xisotek.co.uk> wrote in message > news:slrncpjr4u.g3n.tmb@sheep.isotek.co.uk... >> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:35:43 +0000, Mark Tranchant wrote: >>>>>> Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and >>>>>> prevent crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you >>>>>> ride." >>> >>>>> How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) >>> >>> Marty Wallace wrote: >>> >>>> Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to >>>> take the piss out of you too. >>> >>> As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. >> >> Well, particularly as "Careful Mark, there's enough grammar >> mistakes ..." is an, ummm, "grammar mistake" as well as being >> semantically uncomfortable. >> >> -- >> Trevor Barton > > That's ok. I didn't say I don't make mistrakes. > > Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. I think you dropped this: ' -- The Apostrophe Police |
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17-11.-2004, 01:05 AM
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Re: cycling links
"The Apostrophe Police" <app@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2vuiriF2q514uU1@uni-berlin.de... > Marty Wallace wrote: > > "Trevor Barton" <tmb@Xisotek.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:slrncpjr4u.g3n.tmb@sheep.isotek.co.uk... > >> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:35:43 +0000, Mark Tranchant wrote: > >>>>>> Right on the front page you have "You can save your life and > >>>>>> prevent crippling bike injuries if you wear a helmet when you > >>>>>> ride." > >>> > >>>>> How will me wearing a helmet prevent my bike getting injured? ;-) > >>> > >>> Marty Wallace wrote: > >>> > >>>> Careful Mark, there's enough grammar mistakes on your web page to > >>>> take the piss out of you too. > >>> > >>> As a grammar pedant, I take exception to this. > >> > >> Well, particularly as "Careful Mark, there's enough grammar > >> mistakes ..." is an, ummm, "grammar mistake" as well as being > >> semantically uncomfortable. > >> > >> -- > >> Trevor Barton > > > > That's ok. I didn't say I don't make mistrakes. > > > > Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. > > I think you dropped this: ' > > -- > > The Apostrophe Police > > I give in. From where? Marty |
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17-11.-2004, 01:17 AM
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Re: cycling links
On 16/11/04 2:49 pm, in article 3p4kp0tdlhupvq8vcrvqufc0tklo1onpha@4ax.com,
"David Hansen" <SENDdavidNOhSPAM@spidacom.co.uk> wrote: > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:41:35 GMT someone who may be "Rich" > <burtthebike@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote this:- > >>> http://www.cycling-links.com/ >> >> "Dress Smart >> You can save your life and prevent crippling bike injuries if you wear a >> helmet when you ride." >> >> Why would anyone who knows anything about cycling want to link to a site run >> by someone who is completely misinformed about cycling? > > Agreed. > > I would have thought that it is damage to the spine and legs that is > crippling. Perhaps bike helmets prevent damage to both, along with > damage to the knees. > Well, if you apply Thompson and Rivera's analytical method to the data they gathered for their infamous paper on cycle helmet efficacy, you discover that helmets will prevent 80% of leg injuries as well as 80% of head injuries. ...d |
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17-11.-2004, 01:17 AM
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Re: cycling links
Marty Wallace wrote:
> "The Apostrophe Police" <app@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:2vuiriF2q514uU1@uni-berlin.de... > >>Marty Wallace wrote: >>>Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. >>I think you dropped this: ' > I give in. From where? In between "Mark" and "s". I wasn't going to say anything... -- Mark. http://tranchant.plus.com/ |
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17-11.-2004, 01:18 AM
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Re: cycling links
On 16/11/04 3:05 pm, in article
419a172b$0$21876$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au, "Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote: > > "The Apostrophe Police" <app@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:2vuiriF2q514uU1@uni-berlin.de... >> Marty Wallace wrote: > >>> Click on SEARCH on Marks website and see what happens. >> >> I think you dropped this: ' > > I give in. From where? Mark's ...d |
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17-11.-2004, 01:26 AM
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Re: cycling links
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Dan, Apart from the helmet absolutes that have been commented on earlier, I think the following may also detract from the seriousness of your fledgling site : "To avoid flipovers, make sure you brake your rear wheel first" "if you must brake quickly slide your rear to the back of your saddle" "Keep your tires rock-hard to protect your rims" "Replace tires if they are worn out" "L.L.Bean strongly urges you to wear a helmet every time you ride. We want all your cycling miles to be safe ones" I only got as far as the front page and one other page for these examples. I wonder if some of it is copied from elsewhere ? I think to approach your site's banner aim of being "The #1 Source for all things bike related" some original and more considered content is required. Then perhaps worry about the design. Though one design point for you - maybe reduce or remove your META tags - I believe they will have the opposite effect to your intention. To me at least, with the issues above and the overall varying tone of the writing the site gave a feeling of being a rapidly assembled ( possibly partly cut-and-pasted ? ) hook to hang click-through advertising on. My apologies if this is far from the reality - just offering my impression. The local clubs page looked useful. When there are sites such as Sheldon Brown's website ( http://www.sheldonbrown.com/articles.html ) and others that feature original content representing many years of experience, your hook perhaps needs to be a bit better in order to compete. If you just wish to present a collection of links, of course that is fine, it is your site. I think in general though, to attract and retain viewers you must have more original content, to create "browsable" value. Without browsable value, you simply compete with search engines as a provider of links. Best of luck whatever, JJ |
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