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I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M
Date: 25-Sep-1995 12:52pm EST
From: Thomas Langhorne
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TO: Remote RSCS/NJE Network User ( _JNET%HISTARCH@ASUACAD )
Subject: Re: requests for info . . .
I agree with Mary Ellen regarding the proliferation of "requests
for info. . .". This is also a periodic problem on other lists of
which I am a member. I really feel that someone should demonstrate
that s/he has gone to some effort to research a topic already, before
issuing a blanket request to the list. I wonder if someone (i.e.
Anita) did a frequency distribution of these requests, would they
correspond to the academic year in any meaningful way (e.g. midterms,
finals, term papers)? BTW, making such a request in all caps is
definitely not the way to go.
Tom Langhorne
PS: About a year ago, on another list, I encountered a posting from a
non-traditional student at a smaller university requesting info. She
began w/ a paragraph describing the current status of her knowledge of
the subject and the ways she had sought to increase that. I had no
trouble emailing her 2 sets of info I had in my files.
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