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Send the former. Eschew the latter.
III -- Ditto for the difference between scholarly and pious posts. Send the
former. Eschew the latter.
IV -- Avoid ad hominem attacks. We encourage rigorous scholarly debate.
Not only can that be done without personal attack, it can be done better.
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post), particularly if your contribution is going to be relatively
brief. Assume the listmembers have fairly good memories and ask whether
a quote is needed at all. If a quote is needed, quote only the portions
relevant to your contribution.
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VII -- Avoid "Huh?" posts--i.e. posts which only contain a brief
expression of confusion, but does nothing to indicate the sort of
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