Diana McPartlin (diana@asiantravel.com)
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:47:44 +0100
Dear Platt and squad
The aesthetic aspect of DQ is clear to me too...that's why I've been
insisting we keep it in rather than reduce the definition to a purely
mechanistic one as some have suggested.
The problem isn't whether or not the aesthetic aspect exists, it's which
is the best word to describe it. The difference between "attractive" and
"compelling" is a pretty subtle difference of emphasis. You think
"compelling" means that we lose some of the poetic aspect of DQ. Well
possibly, but I still feel it's the closest word. The difference between
attractive and compelling is precisely the difference between the old
records that we say we like but never play, and records that we play
over and over again.
If this is going to be a big problem I suggest using "Dynamic Quality is
more aesthetically pleasing than static quality" because if "aesthetics"
is what we're talking about we might as well use it in the definition.
Diana
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