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- From: ecaxron@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Ron Graham)
- Subject: Ground Rules for Adopting Quotes...?
- Message-ID: <27JAN199311115025@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 11:11 EST
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- I was wondering what others around here use as their personal "ground
- rules" for deciding which quotes they encounter here are "keepers" and
- which are not. (I'm not talking about adding quotes to a paper you're
- writing - just about the ones you keep for yourself.)
-
- Specific questions:
-
- (1) Do you need the reference from which the quote came?
- (2) If not, under what conditions will the author's name be sufficient?
- (3) Do you tend to ignore quotes for which the author's name is not given?
- (4) How important is it to "nail down" the exact words?
- (5) Do you take quotes away from this newsgroup to entertain :-) others?
- (6) Which do you prefer - funny or serious quotes?
-
- I am willing to summarize responses to this inquiry, but I wonder if it
- might not be more fun to discuss openly. You decide.
-
- RG
-
- "Capital letters were always the best way of dealing with something you
- didn't have a good answer to." - Douglas Adams
-