Re: Slaying the Slushpile

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From: Paul Foote
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1993 16:13

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grady@netcom.com retorts:

>Surely.  If you are familiar with CROW then you undoubtedly realize
>how important it is to distinguish themselves from all the *other*
>sincere-sounding, even well-meaning, crooks.  As far as "checking out
>the facts," I think that the burden of proof is upon *you* to justify
>your assertion that CROW is worthwhile, not me.

Mmmmm, so this is nice; if you operate a service to writers you are deemed to
to provide something worth less than spit until proven otherwise?  Seems to me
that unless you can show them to be scamming people it is better to accept
them as honest--which is exactly what most people and businesses are.

-PF

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