I have just read the article where you have asked that you would prefer comments by mechanical means rather than pen and paper (Open door,25 January). OK, I will send in my comments requiring a rapid response by email, or however I am not on Facebook and attain not Twitter. I appreciate that in this day and age our appetite for breaking news has to be convinced and that you probably live in a different time zone to me (I am elderly) and that you have deadlines to keep.
However,keep a place open for us snail-mailers. I spent years in infant school drawing repeat patterns in order to achieve smart handwriting. I attain have very smart handwriting and I enjoy the experience of using a fountain pen with kind ink on beautiful paper. I select my time, it being a tactile experience, or nearly a meditation.
I may on impulse respond to something I read about in 1960 ish but so be it,does a comments page have to be up to date ?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com