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- Basic Guidelines for Current Notes authors :
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- Please try to remember that you are writing for audiences that
- may be completely unfamiliar with the product or topic being
- discussed. Write for the lowest common denominator (novice), but add
- enough information to satisfy those that are more informed.
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- Break up your writing into paragraphs of a reasonable length.
- Add subject headings periodically so as to give a sense of
- organization and to keep the article from appearing to be a long
- discourse. Screen captures (preferably ST high resolution) or .IMG
- files are nice, photographs are also acceptable.
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- Give your article a title and list your name the way you would
- like it to appear in Current Notes. Submit a short biography that I
- can print at the end of the article to let readers know who you are.
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- If a product is mentioned, be sure to have the name of the
- company (after the first product mention) and the name of the product
- itself correctly identified. I like to see a list at the end of the
- article of each product mentioned, but that is not necessary.
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- All articles should be submitted to me in either 1st Word Plus,
- Word Writer or ASCII format. Do not put spaces between paragraphs,
- but do put spaces between the end of a paraphraph and a subject
- heading. Use a TAB to indent paragraphs. The article will be
- proofread for any spelling or basic grammar errors but major changes
- will not be made without contacting you.
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- I prefer that articles be sent to me via email. I have accounts
- on GEnie and Delphi. Archive your submission with ZIP, LZH, or ARC
- before sending it to me. If you have any questions on how to do this,
- contact me and I will help you out.
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- Notes for Reviewers
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- Try to identify good and bad points clearly. There is no such
- thing as a perfect program, so constructively suggest areas for
- improvement. Important things to mention in your review : quality of
- owner's manual, hard drive installation, copy protection, disk space
- required, RAM required, resolutions that the program will work with,
- printer/GDOS support, TOS conflicts, bugs or conflicts with
- accessories or AUTO folder programs, etc. If you do find a problem,
- be certain of its cause before identifying it as a bug. Do not
- hesitate to contact the developer if you have any questions regarding
- their product. If you do contact the developer, be sure to identify
- yourself as a reviewer for Current Notes.
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- Arrangements will be made beforehand, but generally you will be
- allowed to keep a product after you have reviewed it. If you will not
- be able to complete the review in a timely manner (30 days or so),
- please return it to me so that I can send it to someone else.
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- How to Reach Me
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- Current Notes reserves the right to print, edit or refuse any
- submission forwarded to us. We will try to include your article in
- the first issue with available space. Remember, it could be as many
- as four months before you will see your review in print.
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- Feel free to contact me if you have any questions :
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- Paul Lefebvre
- 78 Winter Street
- Portland, ME 04102
- (207) 828-1225
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- GEnie : P.LEFEBVRE
- Delphi : PLEFEBVRE
- Internet : P.LEFEBVRE@genie.geis.com
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- Thanks for writing for Current Notes!
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