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Subject: Re: UKNM: Top 12 Internet scams
From: Jo Chipchase
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 09:14:30 +0100

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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Replies
  Re: UKNM: Top 12 Internet scams, Ian Betteridge
  Re: UKNM: Top 12 Internet scams, Stefan Magdalinski

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