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Best Writers on CathInfo?
« on: July 30, 2013, 11:49:58 PM »
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    • Doesn't matter if you disagree with them or not. Who are the best writers here?

    I nominate:

    John Gray
    PereJoseph
    claudel
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    « Reply #1 on: July 30, 2013, 11:57:29 PM »
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    • They are good. I also like the witty ones.
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    « Reply #2 on: July 31, 2013, 12:03:06 AM »
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    • Graham and PereJoseph

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    « Reply #3 on: July 31, 2013, 12:21:26 AM »
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    • Currently, Claudel is the finest writer on CI. His inerrant cadence and rhythm, his large working vocabulary, and his ingenious angle of attack put him at least a couple hands above the next closest contenders.
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    « Reply #4 on: July 31, 2013, 12:28:26 AM »
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    • Yes, I'll give the nod to claudel, too.
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    « Reply #5 on: July 31, 2013, 12:39:48 AM »
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    • Some more nominations from the op:

    Telesphorus: He's not the flowery type, but I appreciate his economy.

    StevusMagnus: He's good, but he can kick it into another gear when he's being critical of someone. He has a gift for putdowns.

    Raoul76: Good all around.

    wallflower: A little too wordy for my taste, but she's good.

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    « Reply #6 on: July 31, 2013, 12:42:34 AM »
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    • Matthew

    Raoul

    Hobbledehoy
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    « Reply #7 on: July 31, 2013, 12:52:39 AM »
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    • For making a concise, meaningful point on the SSPX crisis... it's Wessex.

    My general impression of good writers, in no special order, are:

    PereJoseph (always learn something from him).

    Telephorus (concise, slam to the point, posts).

    Matthew (good organizer of topics and thoughts).

    Catholicam  (Great writer & fighter mainly on IA).

    Magdalena (Thoughtful, interesting posts).

    Sean Johnson (Astute, determined writer).

    John Grace (Makes good, brief points).

    Neil (Good writer, deep analysis).

    Marlelar (Brief, but pertinent post).


    I surely missed many others.

    God bless all the CI members who are posting and fighting for the one true Faith!
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    « Reply #8 on: July 31, 2013, 12:57:52 AM »
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    wallflower: A little too wordy for my taste, but she's good.


    Wallflower is an Oprah-esque atmospheric writer. When she isn't throwing a tantrum, she is excellent at giving the impression - true or false I don't know - that she deeply sympathizes with her interlocutor. Since a constant flow of words is a necessary condition for the soothing, sympathetic atmosphere she conjures, it can't really be gainsaid as inefficient; it's just part of her style.

     
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    « Reply #9 on: July 31, 2013, 01:01:25 AM »
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    wallflower: A little too wordy for my taste, but she's good.


    Wallflower is an Oprah-esque atmospheric writer. When she isn't throwing a tantrum, she is excellent at giving the impression - true or false I don't know - that she deeply sympathizes with her interlocutor. Since a constant flow of words is a necessary condition for the soothing, sympathetic atmosphere she conjures, it can't really be gainsaid as inefficient; it's just part of her style.

     


    Interesting analysis.
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    « Reply #10 on: July 31, 2013, 01:03:22 AM »
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    Neil (Good writer, deep analysis).


    Neil posts interesting things. But I wish Neil would format his posts in a normal fashion. I often skip his stuff because I don't want to be bothered. He's said he posts in this fashion to make it easier for people to read, but for me it's harder.
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    « Reply #11 on: July 31, 2013, 01:08:08 AM »
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    Matthew


    This one surprises me. Matthew runs the best Catholic forum around, and often makes solid, intelligent posts, but is he a particularly good prose stylist? I find his writing a bit clumsy and unimaginative. 'Leaden' might be the word.
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    « Reply #12 on: July 31, 2013, 01:10:39 AM »
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    • Who's a better writer: Mr. Brocklehurst on SD or claudel? I'd say they're about even.
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    « Reply #13 on: July 31, 2013, 01:25:33 AM »
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    This one surprises me. Matthew runs the best Catholic forum around, and often makes solid, intelligent posts, but is he a particularly good prose stylist? I find his writing a bit clumsy and unimaginative. 'Leaden' might be the word.


    I like content and insightful posts better than good prose or vocabulary, or flowery writing.
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    « Reply #14 on: July 31, 2013, 01:36:47 AM »
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    This one surprises me. Matthew runs the best Catholic forum around, and often makes solid, intelligent posts, but is he a particularly good prose stylist? I find his writing a bit clumsy and unimaginative. 'Leaden' might be the word.


    I like content and insightful posts better than good prose or vocabulary, or flowery writing.


    Yes, in that sense I generally like Matthew's posts more than Claudel's, Raoul's, and others named here, but the question is who writes good prose.
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