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Re: [GWL]: OK, I'm available

At 04:46 PM 9/5/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Doug and others:
>
>I've been really interested severa of the newspaper articles that you have 
>referred to in your email messages.  But, I've had a problem accessing 
>those articles.  When you send a link to an article in the NY Times, in 
>particular, what the recipient gets is a link to the NYT long-in page, not 
>to the article you had in mind.   That means, that I (we?) am not seeing 
>the article that you wanted me to.

Right - the link is to the article but to see/read the article you have to 
register (it's free) for access. So - if you want to read the article, 
simply register and then you can access the link.  With a link to the NYT, 
you get waylaid by the registration process but then after that you're 
directed to the link again. Pretty simple system.  And who wouldn't want 
the NYT's for free? (or for seeing a few ads here and there - mostly here.) :-)

>If I may make a suggestion, I would recommend cutting and pasting articles 
>of interest directly into your email. That way, we can all see it and we 
>don't need to deal with attachments.

Well, 2 points of note. The first is that a link is not an attachment.  I 
don't like attachments on listservs - they clog up the mail etc. etc  <end 
of short rant!>  A link is simply a connection to another site and doesn't 
take up any room at all.

Second point. - Can you cut and paste an entire article?  Not this laddy - 
I believe it is called copyright infringement and I suspect not recommended 
for a writer's board. ;-)    Even "Fair Use Provisions" have to be done 
pretty carefully.  I spent some time with the Chicago Manual of Style 14th 
Ed. with this issue when I was writing "Gardening Wisdom" to ensure all the 
quotes were done properly and with correct attribution/fair use etc.  I 
recommend the process to all writers.

>  And anyone who doesn't care to read the article doesn't have to.

I suspect this still holds true. If you don't want to register for the NY 
Times, you don't have to read their stuff. :-)

In any case, I thought it might have been of interest to some writers but 
certainly not all.

Doug
Douglas Green,
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