Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 SR escrow reporting

[Mark S. <mar...@gm...>]

Sometimes developers need the "Hit me with a brick so that I understand what
you mean"... we get so wrapped up with what we "know" is right, we miss the
finer details that jumps out at other people. And yes, I am a developer, and
I get into this exact same mindset.

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:

> OK, now I understand the problem. I will fix this.
> Erik.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brett lentz [mailto:wak...@gm...]
> Sent: Saturday 16 January 2010 02:55
> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> Subject: Re: [Rails-devel] 1856 SR escrow reporting
>
> AH!
>
> Yeah, that's clearly a bug.  I suspect the $325 is probably the total
> currently in escrow, not the value that was added.
>
> ---Brett.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Chris Shaffer <chr...@gm...>
> wrote:
> > But the price was 65, not 325.
> >
> > --
> > Chris Shaffer
> >
> > Please consider the environment before printing this email.
> >
> > On Jan 15, 2010, at 5:05 PM, brett lentz <wak...@gm...> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm in agreement with Erik on this one, and a native speaker of the
> >> language. ;-)
> >>
> >> There's no functional difference between the sentences. I don't see
> >> where they might make someone think the money was paid to anybody
> >> other than the escrow holdings for LPS. Both sentences presume that
> >> the reader knows what "held in escrow" means. So, I don't see why you
> >> describe our version as misleading.
> >>
> >> The only real grammatical errors are the missing comma before the
> >> 'which' clause and the lack of a period at the end of the sentence.
> >> See also: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/parens.asp and
> >>
>
> http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/Uses-of-Parentheses.to
> picArticleId-29011,articleId-28994.html<http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/CliffsReviewTopic/Uses-of-Parentheses.to%0ApicArticleId-29011,articleId-28994.html>
> >>
> >> If you don't care for the parentheses, these options would also be
> >> another way to state it:
> >>
> >> "The price of $325 is paid to the Bank, which holds it in escrow for
> >> LPS."
> >> "The price, $325, is paid to the Bank, which holds it in escrow for
> >> LPS."
> >>
> >> ---Brett.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Erik Vos <eri...@xs...> wrote:
> >>> I frankly don't see any substantial difference between these two
> >>> formulations.
> >>> Now English isn't my mother language, so I'm open to be corrected...
> >>>
> >>> Erik.
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Aliza Panitz [mailto:ali...@gm...]
> >>> Sent: Friday 15 January 2010 22:22
> >>> To: Development list for Rails: an 18xx game
> >>> Subject: [Rails-devel] 1856 SR escrow reporting
> >>>
> >>> A nitpick from the SR report window:
> >>>
> >>> Joshua buys a 10% share of LPS from IPO for $65.
> >>> The price ($325) is paid to the Bank which holds it in escrow for LPS
> >>>
> >>> This is misleading, and can confuse newer players.  How about:
> >>>
> >>> The price is paid to the Bank which now holds $325 in escrow for LPS
> >>>
> >>
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