> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 02:30:31 -0500 (EST)
> From: murr rhame <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Clueless, Chutzpa, or both? You decide.
>
> I'd say clueless. On my own list at the moment, I'm having trouble
> explaining to my subscribers that they can't grab a copyrighted news
> articles from the web and past it to the mailing list... I can't give
> them permission to steal a news article anymore than I can give them
> permission to rob the corner liquor store.
I maintain several mailing lists, and I use Eudora
to schedule [FAQ]s to drop every other day or so.
Each [FAQ] is different, and appears no more than twice a
month. Here is the one I use, and you are welcome to
steal freely from it:
SUBJECT: [FAQ]- Quoting
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Can I copy another message into [RixPlace]?
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Bringing another message into [RixPlace] for discussion
is a tricky proposition.
First, you may NOT just cut-and-paste an entire message
You must respect the author's privacy and ownership of their
message. Copyright (c) infringement may become an issue.
For example, the CO Digest has double protection for
messages reprinted there. First, it *IS* copyright by
CO Digest. Next, there is a disclaimer that NO message may
be reproduced without the author's permission.
Even newsgroups are a touchy situation. While it appears
on the surface to be a free-wheeling newsgroup, whoever
wrote a message ultimately "owns" it.
Your best bet? Copy *ONLY* the paragraph (or two) that
interests you the most. Begin your message with these
words: "I found the following message at (on)..."
> "Then quote and indent to clearly identify that the
> words belong to someone else."
After that, explain why you think it should be talked
about by the [RixPlace] subscribers.
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FWIW, here is ANOTHER one which I keep queued up! Again,
feel free to steal and use as you see fit:
SUBJECT: [FAQ] Alerts & Hoaxes
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"I just heard something absolutely unbelievable..."
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Please do not use [RixPlace], [RixPlace:Hottub]*, or
[RixPlace:Humor] to pass along alarming news and alerts
UNLESS you verify the information YOURSELF, first!
If the story you've received seems particularly alarming,
you might use these web sites as a resource and reference to
make sure you are not passing along junk as truth:
You can begin your tour with a government site:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html
http://ciac.llnl.gov/
These site focuses on urban legends & stories
http://urbanlegends.tqn.com
These sites focuses on computer virus hoaxes
http://www.kumite.com/myths
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-05.shtml
And the new master site:
http://www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Mythology_and_Folklore/Urban_Legends/
I strongly urge you to visit, AND BOOKMARK, these
web sites. Please refer to them whenever YOU receive
an alert but before you send it along.
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NOTICE: I am not saying to not share information.
What I *AM* saying is to personally research
and verify it before you post it! Read on...
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Something to ponder:
... "Think about it. In the digital age, information can be
instantaneously reproduced at the click of a mouse button.
When I forward an email message to you, I cause an exact
duplicate of a piece of information I've received to appear
in your mailbox. I do not communicate the information to
you, I simply transfer it. The information is thus autonomous
-- "untouched by human hands," as it were -- which, by the
curious logic of hyperreality, actually heightens its air of
authenticity.
"It also negates the concept of accountability, because
even though I can pass the same piece of information on
to you and a hundred other people by clicking 'send,'
I am in no practical sense its 'source.'
..."Our only recourse is to fall back on the concept of
personal responsibility. Each of us, as information passes
through our hands, has the opportunity to jump out of the
chain of unaccountability and CHECK THE FACTS OURSELVES
-- in effect, to become a source and be held accountable."
Quoted from:
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa081097.htm
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Only For Fun:
http://www.snopes.com/spoons/legends/legends.htm
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* Actually, I suppose it is OK to post a story/legend
to the [HotTub] as long as you identify it as a story and
not send it as an alert!
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Comments are appreciated:
Rick Jaggers <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or
Rick Jaggers <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have many others which I'm willing to share, if
anyone is interested...
-- Rick
