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> From: B i l l S w a l l o w[SMTP:bill_swallow -at- ROCKETMAIL -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 8:51 PM
> Subject: fostering plagiarism
>
> This was brought to my attention via the webdesign list, and I thought
> you all would like to know about it too. Also, someone please forward
> this to techwr-l... I cannot post to it from this address, and I'm 600
> miles from my office. The article can be found at
>http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/webside28.htm and
> my reply to the list is below. Please send a letter to the editor of
> this online 'zine.
>
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>
> Why don't they tell their audience to link directly too the images as
> well. This way they don't have to purchase a graphics program or deal
> with the obvious hastle of utilizing their own creative potential.
>
> I read the article
> (http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/webside28.htm) and
> though not a professional 'webbie' sent a message to them in disgust.
> I thought we were all taught not to plagiarize... lemme see... yup,
> since 5th grade I think, when we first started to really write.
>
> If you have not read the article and/or sent a letter to the
> publisher, please do so now. By doing nothing you are actually
> hurting the honest webbies.
>
>
>
>
> ===
> Bill Swallow ~*~ ICQ: 10814849
> bill_swallow -at- rocketmail -dot- com ~*~ http://surf.to/bill.swallow
> A billion here, a billion there -- sooner or later it adds up
> to real money.
> -- Everett Dirksen
>
>
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<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">From:</FONT></B> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">B i l l S w a l l o =
w[SMTP:bill_swallow -at- ROCKETMAIL -dot- COM]</FONT>
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<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">Tuesday, June 30, 1998 8:51 =
PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">Subject:</FONT></B> =
<FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"MS Sans =
Serif">fostering plagiarism</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">This was brought to my attention via =
the webdesign list, and I thought</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">you all would like to know about it =
too. Also, someone please forward</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">this to techwr-l... I cannot post to =
it from this address, and I'm 600</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">miles from my office. The =
article can be found at</FONT>
<BR><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/webside28.htm=
" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/web=
side28.htm</A></FONT></U><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">my reply to the list is below. =
Please send a letter to the editor of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">this online 'zine.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Why don't they tell their audience to =
link directly too the images as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">well. This way they don't have =
to purchase a graphics program or deal</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">with the obvious hastle of utilizing =
their own creative potential.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I read the article</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(</FONT><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/webside28.htm=
" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/web=
side28.htm</A></FONT></U><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">) and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">though not a professional 'webbie' =
sent a message to them in disgust.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I thought we were all taught not to =
plagiarize... lemme see... yup,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">since 5th grade I think, when we =
first started to really write.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If you have not read the article =
and/or sent a letter to the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">publisher, please do so now. By =
doing nothing you are actually</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">hurting the honest webbies.</FONT>
</P>
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<BR>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">=3D=3D=3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Bill Swallow ~*~ ICQ: 10814849</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">bill_swallow -at- rocketmail -dot- com =
~*~</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A =
HREF=3D"http://surf.to/bill.swallow" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://surf.to/bill.swallow</A></FONT></U>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">A billion here, a billion there -- =
sooner or later it adds up</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">to real money.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">-- Everett Dirksen</FONT>
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