Today I saw a post that said ''to make a high quality pen you need a high quality kit"
One of my pen peeves is: While I have no issue with that statement - I'd say the same thing myself - but, I would not mean the same thing the person making the statement meant.
In the context of what he was illustrating he meant "high priced" and with his definition of "quality" he is right. You won't make expensive pens from inexpensive kits.
My definition of high quality is a high degree of conformance to specification regardless of price.
Hence, under my definition a slimline can be excellent quality and an Emperor can be poor quality. The slimline would still cost a lot less.
One of my pen peeves is: While I have no issue with that statement - I'd say the same thing myself - but, I would not mean the same thing the person making the statement meant.
In the context of what he was illustrating he meant "high priced" and with his definition of "quality" he is right. You won't make expensive pens from inexpensive kits.
My definition of high quality is a high degree of conformance to specification regardless of price.
Hence, under my definition a slimline can be excellent quality and an Emperor can be poor quality. The slimline would still cost a lot less.