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bjones@denitqm.uswest.com (Brent Jones) writes:

>>	I can almost see why you would waste your time by writing
>>	this, but I cannot even comprehend why you would waste mine,
>>	by sending it to me.

>I don't think you need to maintain the anonymity of someone who wrote a
>rejection letter like this

If I could make a guess, it's probably WEIRD TALES, and George Scithers.
He's well known for his crotchetyness, and this seems like his style.

>Given that the writer has sent a clean, properly formatted manuscript to an
>appropriate journal or magazine, and that the writer has done the research
>and *knows* the magazine publishes the style of writing he or she produces,
>there is no excuse for a magazine that accepts unsolicited submissions
>to insult a writer's efforts in this way.

Which, by the way, excludes about 80% of the typical slush pile right off
the bat.

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