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From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Re: On Douglas Richardson's new books [very OT]
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:17:55 +0100
References: <01C1EC3F.D2B8B660.r_griston@dccnet.com>


Balderdash and Twaddle.

She needs to read the copyright laws.

"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study
mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and
philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation,
commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to
study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and
porcelain." John Adams, (1735-1826) Second President of the United
States. Letter to Abigail Adams, his wife, 12 May 1780.

All replies to the newsgroup please. Thank you kindly.

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D. Spencer Hines

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Vires et Honor

"Roz Griston" <> wrote in message
news:...
| good grief ..if ppl don't want their info data mined, don't share it
in
| a public forum. if it is so important that you receive credit, and/or
| payment for your info..then send a query letter off to the appropriate
| publication to see if they are willing to buy it.
|
| the moment you post anything here or any public forum..consider
| yourself standing on a street corner with a megaphone..don't be
| surprised that there are eavesdroppers who pick up on what you've said
| and repeat it.
|
| again if you "need" credit/payment for your info..then seek a paying
| publication or don't share the info here or elsewhere on the internet.
|
| i don't think the concept is too difficult to grasp.
|
| roz
|
|
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Vickie Elam White [SMTP:]
| Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 7:58 AM
| To:
| Subject: Re: On Douglas Richardson's new books [very OT]
|
| Ken Harper Finton wrote --
|
| >In forums like this there are sometimes simultaneous posts of dupli
| cate
| >information from several different people, or very small bits and
| pieces or
| >even questions that spur someone else into looking up some more data.
| >Individual contribution becomes hazy in simultaneous situations or
| where a
| >dozen people have built upon one another's help. History books that
| thank
| 'x
| >'for their valuable insight on 'y' still do not acknowledge the
| sources of
| >x's opinions and materials -- as sometimes it is either unknown or
too
| time
| >consuming to trace.
|
|
| Do I smell another attempt at justifying your lack of credit to
| contributors
| in your publication? Are you setting us up for yet another round of
| arguments when the latest issue comes out?
|
|
|
|


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