Re: UKNM: Top 12 Internet scams

[Jo Chipchase]

Stefan Magdalinski wrote:


>> > Why do people complain about Jo using the internet to do article research?


>having teased jo about this in the past:

>

>it's not the asking of the questions that's annoying, it's the fact that

>it seems to start here, rather than with any of the

>varied/useful/detailed public domain sources. 


Erm... I do look at other sources, Stefan.  However, if I wish to find

suitable interviewees / resources I might not be aware of / whatever else

*quickly*, then uk-nm is an ideal starting point.   After all, the members

on this list are supposed to be *experts in their fields*.


>"Hi! I'm writing an internet article! Can you look this up on yahoo for

>me?"


I've never asked anyone on this list to look up content for me on a search

engine.  


>Do some research, formulate a hypothesis, and then bounce it off us,

>would probably be better approach. 


Stefan - I'm writing features *not* academic research documents.  If I were

embarking on a thesis, then I'd sit formulating hypotheses and devising

representative samples for questionnaires.  To be honest, I generally need

to get on with what I'm doing with *minumum* palaver.


If my postings irritate you, why don't you set up a kill file to delete

them instantly?  That way, you won't have to worry about your blood

pressure increasing unnecessarily.


As I say, Paul Douglas and I are setting up a new list - "UKPress" - for

the discussion of IT and Internet issues between press and PRs, and to

enable people to make useful contacts.   I'm sure you won't want to

participate.


:)


Jo

(On the Sunday Soapbox)

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