STANDARD ______-LIST REPLY FORM


To :__________________________________
From:_________________________

I have read your recent post concerning______________________________.
I regret that due to severe time constraints I am unable to respond to
your posting directly. However, I would like to advise you that I
believe that your posting:

__contains an unacceptable number of errors in:

____logic
____fact
____spelling/grammar

__is based on stereotypes of:

____race, ethnic, national origin
____sex differences
____sexual orientation / preferences
____regionalisms
____employer and/or school affiliations
____religious affiliation/non-affiliation
____military service affiliation

__violates commonly-accepted net standards concerning:

____signature size
____posting to subjects not of general interest
____editing of quoted material
____posting of copyrighted material

__is uninteresting because it

____contains hackneyed expressions
____contains outright stupidities
____is inherently self-contradictory
____reflects inadequate intellectual development or maturity
____reiterates points made better by others
____is a gratuitous attack on an obvious provocateur

__reflects serious misunderstandings concerning:

____the basic functioning of _____ List
____the basic purposes of the INTERNET
____the basic nature of
____participants on list
____basic human nature
____the basic nature of computers
____other's interest in your thoughts
____copyright

__is an unjustified, unprovoked and thoughtless response to my previous
posting, which was careful, moderate and well-reasoned.


updated * September 11, 1995
bhill@id.ucsb.edu