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I agree wholeheartedly.
But some people think of DU (and other such forums) as less structured than writing a term paper or thesis, or some other such hopelessly stodgy paper. To a point I agree, but for those of us who are writers, editors and other people working a great deal in the English language, it's terrifying to think that for some, this kind of writing is the only kind they can do.
What makes it more important is that often people will say the wrong thing, either unknowingly or unintentionally, and the entire post/essay will change its focus. That can be very bad. :)
We all come here for different things, the least of course is our desire to "hang" with like-minded folk, and some of us take our writing more seriously than others. The only concession I make here is that I don't self-editorialize myself as much when I'm posting, which is a habit I picked up quite early in life. It means that I tend to keep a rambling tone instead of a more concise and polished one.
A friend once told me that I am the master of embellishment, because I tend to explain things that often lead up to the final rendering of a story. I've tried to tone that down, and have yet to start a posting with "it was a dark and stormy night." :)
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