[NatureNS] re dead "NSWO"

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:25:56 -0300
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I heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to any acronyms =97 =
courtesy says that any abbreviation/acronym is identified on its first =
use in any message or series of messages.  Respectfully from Jim in =
Wolfville.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca>
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] dead NSWO
> Date: March 31, 2015 at 5:17:07 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Cc: 'Fred Schueler' <bckcdb@istar.ca>
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm wrote:
>> I wonder if other Nova Scotia women (and men) find this statement =
offensive
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> What's to offend? I suspect that Fred was actually lampooning the use =
of virtually incomprehensible, or at least non-sensical, specialist =
jargon on a general nature list (ie. not all of us are birders). I =
thought "Nova Scotia Woman" for NSWO was a pretty good guess (though =
this context made it a curious comment on the part of the original =
poster).
>=20
> Phil
>=20
> --=20
>=20
> Phil Schappert, PhD
>=20
> 27 Clovis Ave.
> Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3
> 902-460-8343 (cell)
>=20
> philschappert.ca
> imaginaturestudio.ca
> imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca
> philschappert.com
>=20
> "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."
>                                       (Michael Hedges)


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I =
heartily agree, and I will extend my comment to any acronyms =97 =
courtesy says that any abbreviation/acronym is identified on its first =
use in any message or series of messages. &nbsp;Respectfully from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Phil Schappert &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:philjs@eastlink.ca">philjs@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></=
div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; =
color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>RE: [NatureNS] dead =
NSWO</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 31, 2015 at =
5:17:07 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Cc: =
</b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">'Fred Schueler' =
&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bckcdb@istar.ca">bckcdb@istar.ca</a>&gt;<br></span></div><d=
iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, =
0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span =
style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></s=
pan></div><br><div>At 4:14 PM -0300 3/31/15, Gail Bruhm =
wrote:<br><blockquote type=3D"cite">I wonder if other Nova Scotia women =
(and men) find this statement offensive<br></blockquote><br>What's to =
offend? I suspect that Fred was actually lampooning the use of virtually =
incomprehensible, or at least non-sensical, specialist jargon on a =
general nature list (ie. not all of us are birders). I thought "Nova =
Scotia Woman" for NSWO was a pretty good guess (though this context made =
it a curious comment on the part of the original =
poster).<br><br>Phil<br><br>-- <br><br>Phil Schappert, PhD<br><br>27 =
Clovis Ave.<br>Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br>902-460-8343 (cell)<br><br><a =
href=3D"http://philschappert.ca">philschappert.ca</a><br>imaginaturestudio=
.ca<br>imaginaturestudio.blogspot.ca<br>philschappert.com<br><br>"Just =
let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."<br> =
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bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;(Michael Hedges)<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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