Question of Guidelines

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4 total messages Started by Solipsist Mon, 02 Nov 1992 02:47

Author: Solipsist
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 02:47

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We just got alt.prose here at UMaine, and I have a quick question:

Are there guidelines of genre or type, or are any stories acceptable
assuming they aren't meant purely to offend?
--
Eric Alfred Burns                        "Life is full of decisions
Solipsist at Large                        but you never get to make any."
"It's all in your mind"
IK20001@maine.maine.edu                           --Linus Van Pelt

Re: Question of Guidelines

Author: Robert M. Reimann
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 17:05

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>We just got alt.prose here at UMaine, and I have a quick question:
>
>Are there guidelines of genre or type, or are any stories acceptable
>assuming they aren't meant purely to offend?

>Eric Alfred Burns                        "Life is full of decisions
>Solipsist at Large                        but you never get to make any."
>"It's all in your mind"
>IK20001@maine.maine.edu                           --Linus Van Pelt


Any story or essay form is perfectly appropriate
here.  I'm working on a FAQ list that should help
clear up questions like these soon.


			Robert.

Re: Question of Guidelines

Author: Larry Westdahl
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 02:34

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In article <1992Nov2.170540.14110@odin.corp.sgi.com> rmr@sgi.com (Robert M. Reimann) writes:
>>We just got alt.prose here at UMaine, and I have a quick question:
>>
>>Are there guidelines of genre or type, or are any stories acceptable
>>assuming they aren't meant purely to offend?
>
>>Eric Alfred Burns                        "Life is full of decisions
>>Solipsist at Large                        but you never get to make any."
>>"It's all in your mind"
>>IK20001@maine.maine.edu                           --Linus Van Pelt
>
>
>Any story or essay form is perfectly appropriate
>here.  I'm working on a FAQ list that should help
>clear up questions like these soon.
>
>
>			Robert.


Seems to me a great deal of stories here are meant to offend, and while
they are most always entertaining (perhaps some for the wrong reasons),
many seem a little affected.  

--

Re: Question of Guidelines

Author: Solipsist
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 19:11

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Larry Westdahl says:

>Seems to me a great deal of stories here are meant to offend, and while
>they are most always entertaining (perhaps some for the wrong reasons),
>many seem a little affected.

Well, I wouldn't ever flame a work of fiction for offensive material.
I simply assumed (apparently incorrectly) that others had and that
time had set a few standards.

It's my *personal* opinion that a reader can skip a story if he wishes.
It's also my opinion that my opinions have little to do with the creative
work of others (God, I'm going to be sick in a moment :-).

Thank you for the information.
--
Eric Alfred Burns                        "Life is full of decisions
Solipsist at Large                        but you never get to make any."
"It's all in your mind"
IK20001@maine.maine.edu                           --Linus Van Pelt

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