From: Gene McAloon 

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:32:37 -0500, "Mark Hessey"
 wrote:

>It reads like
>the
>> mistake of some college kid and I can't imagine any English prof giving
>such a
>> thing a passing grade.
>
>That method has been used increasingly, and somewhat effectively,  in blogs
>and has been called "fisking" among other things. The
examples I've seen
>used different colored ink for the commentary, which did make it easier to
>follow at a glance. I agree in this instance that it grew tiring to read, so
>I quickly abandoned it for other reading.

I have no doubt that the technique is used on blogs. Given that most of the
blogs I have seen reflect a less than mature approach, I am not surprised.
I have little doubt the technique is used because those using it are
incapable of writing a coherent paragraph or two. It is much easier to take
a speech sentence
by sentence and attach a brief critical comment to each. No real writing
skills required.

As long as Fallows has been around in the public writing racket, he should
know better. But I am not surprised he doesn't.

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