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This thread and its variations will cease now. I have set two posters to
moderated status, and have already rejected two inappropriate messages by
one of them.
This kind of behavior will not be tolerated. Follow the posting
guidelines. If you don't know what the rules are (or if you think
you're sure you know what they are), read them here: http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/techwhirllist/welcomemessage.html#rules
Think twice before you post. Send it to me first if you think
it's questionable.
Lisa B.
TECHWR-L Administrator
> Techwr-L rules clearly state that attacks on another poster's grammar,
> spelling, etc., are absolute no-no's. You might have been better off to
> respond individually rather than dissing someone publicly on a worldwide
> list. I would not be at all surprised if this writer unsubscribes.
>
>
>
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:26:49 +0900, Rahul Prabhakar
> <prabhakar -dot- rahul -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> [a romance novel]
>
> Ahem. Tough love time.
>
> Pal, your writing sucks. I'm sorry, I really am, but you need to hear
> this. It sucks. Bad. Somewhere in that cloud of perfume is a point
> you could've made in two sentences. Digging it out would miss the
> larger problem. It's a disaster of bloat and misusage.
>
> Honestly, honestly, honestly, I mean you no malice. Get out. This
> ain't for you. You posted 442 words where fifty would do. No editor
> will slog through that poppy field, he'll just get someone else. Plus
> nearly every sentence contains a misusage -- the kind folks aren't
> supposed to notice whilst enraptured by your prose.
>
> No offense. Somebody's gotta say it. You won't even *start* to improve
> before falling out of love with your own voice. There may not be time.
>
> LQ
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