K says A meaning X. V thinks A means Y. V disagrees with Y.
So if V says “If by ‘A’ you mean ‘Y’, then I have to disagree,” then every thing is fine. K corrects the misconception and they both move on. On the other hand, if V says “I disagree with ‘Y’”, things become confused, because K never said ‘Y’. If V says “I disagree with ‘A’, things become even more confused. K has been given no clue of the existence of the misinterpretation ‘Y’ - reconstructing it from the reasons V offers for disputing ‘A’ will take a lot of work.
But if V likes to be succinct, he may simply reply “I disagree” to a long comment and then (succinctly) provide reasons. Then K is left with the hopeless task of deciding whether V is disagreeing with ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’ - all of which statements were made in the original posting. The task is hopeless, because the disagreement is with ‘Y’ and neither party has even mentioned ‘Y’.
I believe that AdeleneDawner makes the same point.
K says A meaning X. V thinks A means Y. V disagrees with Y.
So if V says “If by ‘A’ you mean ‘Y’, then I have to disagree,” then every thing is fine. K corrects the misconception and they both move on. On the other hand, if V says “I disagree with ‘Y’”, things become confused, because K never said ‘Y’. If V says “I disagree with ‘A’, things become even more confused. K has been given no clue of the existence of the misinterpretation ‘Y’ - reconstructing it from the reasons V offers for disputing ‘A’ will take a lot of work.
But if V likes to be succinct, he may simply reply “I disagree” to a long comment and then (succinctly) provide reasons. Then K is left with the hopeless task of deciding whether V is disagreeing with ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’ - all of which statements were made in the original posting. The task is hopeless, because the disagreement is with ‘Y’ and neither party has even mentioned ‘Y’.
I believe that AdeleneDawner makes the same point.