On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, H. Stephen Wright wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Gabriel Goldberg wrote:
> > nit-picker. ("Don't nit-pick" was response on a writers' list, where I
> > expected more respect for accuracy and intellectual property rights.)

The same is true of librarians, even cataloging specialists who are the
most detail oriented nit-pickers you could hope to find.  BUT, and it is
important, that attention to minute detail applies ONLY to their field.
If it is not their precise field they are as sloppy and imprecise as
anyone else.
>
> Occasionally I hear people refer to the web, or the Internet in general,
> as "Netscape."  When I hear this, I know I'm talking to someone whose
> understanding of the Internet is very limited.  I have the same reaction
> when I hear "listserv" used generically.  The term betrays a superficial
> understanding of how mailing lists function.

This is no surprise. "The Web," Netscape, MS-Explorer, etc. are designed
precisely for those who do not want to know.  If they could not point
and click they would not be subscribers, they may not ever have bought
a computer.

Douglas