From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net> > Usually, those in higher profile have been aware for some time about having > their words quoted or misquoted whether written or otherwise. Fortunately, in > this case it appears that Ralph was quoted verbatum. I'm impressed. And > I'm surprised. Who was the author, Ralph? > > This could be a plus regarding this medium... that whatever you say here > is a record and misquotes can be easily pointed out. So the quoter must be > accurate or they risk looking like a fool. On second thought, this could be pretty foolhearty also... to attribute quotes from the internet. I've known of several instances where individuals have forged headers and posted as someone else in a group. Not checking sources (getting permission) could prove embarassing to the individual that quoted from the internet. Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 21:13:29 PDT
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