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🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Nov 30, 2022 10:13 PM UTC in reply to CSS Dixieland from 09:58 AM:

Maidens Chess is not exactly 'a vanity project'.

For the record, I never called it that. When I said to not use the site as a vanity press, I meant that you shouldn't expect to be able to post content that doesn't meet editorial standards.

The author of this variety of Chess is also a polyglot and a book writer, and those personal attributes undoubtedly influence the writing style, much to the disgust of those who cannot stand more than a few minutes in front of any text.

Being a polyglot does not excuse or explain filling this page with excess verbiage and content. I checked whether you have written any books, and all I found was one book by another author you are said to be a collaborator on. When I searched Amazon for books by you, I found none, and when I checked your website, it did not mention that you had written any books.

I have more of an issue with your egotism. And judging by your username, your Confederate salutes, and your webpage on the Aryan race, I think you might be a racist.

Consequently, perfectly correct linguistic forms such as the majestatic plural or the passive verbal voice are seen by them as 'exotic'.

No, I see them as pretentious.

The writing need not be 'brief and to the point'. That modern pragmatism is ABSURD. With that senseless 'policy', no more contributions will come from us.

As long as you're unwilling to meet standards, that is for the best.

The author of Maidens Chess has probably read more books about language and writing style than the so-called 'Web Master' has.

Since you're older than me, you've certainly had more time to read books. By my records, I've read eight books on writing, though it's possible that list is incomplete.

And when comparing between the texts produced by both in this Web service, there is no doubt that the former presents a richer and more sophisticated writing style than the latter.

I suspect that "richer" and "sophisticated" may be code words for stuffy and pretentious. I consider the cardinal rule of writing to be to communicate effectively to the reader. Writing that is rich and sophisticated is just flash and show if it doesn't do this single most important thing.


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