Dear Emily:
I saw a long article that I wish to rebut carefully, what should
I do?
-- Angry
Dear Angry:
Include the entire text with your article, and include your comments
between the lines. Be sure to post, and not mail, even though your article
looks like a reply to the original. Everybody *loves* to read those long
point-by-point debates, especially when they evolve into name-calling and
lots of "Is too!" -- "Is not!" -- "Is too, twizot!" exchanges.
-- Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
I saw a long article that I wish to rebut carefully, what should
I do?
-- Angry
Dear Angry:
Include the entire text with your article, and include your comments
between the lines. Be sure to post, and not mail, even though your article
looks like a reply to the original. Everybody *loves* to read those long
point-by-point debates, especially when they evolve into name-calling and
lots of "Is too!" -- "Is not!" -- "Is too, twizot!" exchanges.
-- Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
Related:
- Dear Emily:
I recently read an article that said, "reply by mail, I'll summarize.
What should I do? -- Doubtful Dear Doubtful: Post your response to the whole net.... - Dear Emily:
Today I posted an article and forgot to include my signature.
What should I do? -- Forgetful Dear Forgetful: Rush to your terminal right away and post an article that says, "Oops, I forgot to post my signature with that last article.... - Dear Emily:
I collected replies to an article I wrote, and now it's time to
summarize.
What should I do? -- Editor Dear Editor: Simply concatenate all the articles together into a big file and post that.... - Dear Emily:
How can I choose what groups to post in?
-- Confused Dear Confused: Pick as many as you can, so that you get the widest audience.... - Dear Ms. Postnews:
I couldn't get mail through to somebody on another site.
What should I do? -- Eager Beaver Dear Eage... - Dear Emily, what about test messages?
-- Concerned
Dear Concerned
It is important, when testing, to test the entire net.... - Dear Emily:
I'm still confused as to what groups articles should be posted
to.
How about an example? -- Still Confused Dear Still... - Q: They just announced on the radio that Dan Quayle was picked as the
Republican V.
P. candidate. Should I post? A: Of course. The net can reach people in as few as 3 to 5 days.... - I cant spell worth a dam. I hope your going too tell me what to do?
Don't worry about how your articles look. Remember it's the message that counts, not the way it's presented....
