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		billswift on Sept 7, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The List of N Things "The list of n things similarly limits the damage that can be done by a bad writer." I have more things I want to do than I have time to do them; why in the world would I waste time reading something if I expected it to be by a bad writer? I have quit reading writers before when I came across strong evidence of bias or incompetence in their writings.

whatusername on Sept 8, 2009 [–]

A bad writer does not bad ideas make!

billswift on Sept 8, 2009 | [–]

Not necessarily, but the converse IS true, bad ideas make a bad writer no matter how easy to read or entertaining he may be.

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