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Subject:I apologize to the list From:Anne Halsey <JMH42 -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 29 Oct 1997 01:11:25 -0500
Hi, all.
I feel obliged to apologize to Eric and to the entire list.
When I naively responded to a request for information about
what employers looked for in an entry-level writer candidate
with a story from my own professional past, I had no idea those
enterprising degree war-mongers (degree-war mongers??) would
find a way to turn a legitimate inquiry and response into yet another
iteration of a very tired holy war.
So ... if my response to the original inquiry in any way contributed,
I am truly sorry.
But I toss this thought into the fray - how many 'whirlers refrain,
out of fear of opening the gates to war-mongers, from contributing
their excellent opinions and experience to a legitimate thread?
I'm afraid many hold silent ... and that is a shame.