[thechat] Article Update - How To Write A How-To

spinhead evolt at spinhead.com
Fri Dec 7 21:27:05 CST 2001


Ah. Yes. Exactly. I may have to give that some thought. Indeed.

Thanks.

joel

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From: "rudy937" <rudy937 at rogers.com>
To: <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 7:29 PM
Subject: [thechat] Article Update - How To Write A How-To


> > So, at this point, since I was editing myself in an already
> > approved article, is it cool to approve myself, or is it more
> > appropriate to let someone else grab it?
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> the latter
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> but, um, if nobody picks it up in, like, an acceptable timeframe, it would
> be cool to do it yourself
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> the only reason i wanted to change
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>    Sentence fragments? Split infinitives?  Forget about 'em.
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> is because "forget" has negative connotations -- it sounds like you are
> suggestion that people not use those constructions, when in fact you are
> trying to say it's okay to use them
>
> ... not exactly the same as NOTs joined by ORs, eh?  but close
>
> ah, the joys of negatives
>
> (o;
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