[rhdoenges]

Don't be a pedant. It's distracting from the actual discussion.

[Swizec]

How's this for the actual discussion: There have been cases of people dying because the pharmacist misread the doctor's scribbles and gave them the wrong prescription.

[kamaal]

I think the discussion is not about readability but rather artistic value attached to handwriting.

[pimentel]

We have medical students "training" their fast and ugly writing, right from the beginning of college. It's all about the doctor's status. The bad handwriting is one medal.