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^Cby
^CDaniel Tobias

   Feedback is something BIG BLUE DISK thrives on.  Our BLUE NOTES letter column
prints responses from our readers about the material in BIG BLUE DISK, as well
as other PC-related hints, tips, questions, and comments.  Many of our feature
programs are submitted by programmers amongst our readership.  And, your
comments and suggestions are taken into account when planning future issues of
this publication.  If you should wish to participate, here are a few ground
rules that will help us to efficiently process your material and respond to your
comments.

   First of all, you should recognize which sorts of things belong on paper and
which on disk.  Letters for which you want a personal response should always be
on paper, while items which you'd like to see published should go on disk.  The
reasons for this are simple.  Things requiring personal attention (product
orders, customer service requests, inquiries, etc.) must be handled by a variety
of different people within our organization, not all of whom have IBM-compatible
machines handy.  Its also easier to read a letter on paper while composing a
reply on screen.  Anyway, paper mail can be routed directly to whomever must
handle it, while disk correspondence piles up with all other incoming disks
until it is checked by the editor (that's me).

   On the other hand, comments intended for publication should be on disk to let
us place them straight into an issue without typing them in ourselves.  This
includes feedback for Blue Notes, and documentation for submitted programs.  All
text files sent in on disk will be considered for publication unless you
indicate otherwise, and none can be returned.  You'll get a $5 coupon to thank
you for participating in the feedback process.  (Limit one coupon per person per
month.)  Text should be in straight ASCII, such as that generated by our
BlueLine editor or PC-Write.  It's easier on us if you don't use any margins,
page breaks, or embedded word-processor commands.  Try to follow the format of
text in a BIG BLUE DISK issue.

   If you need a personal response to your requests, and also want your letter
to be considered for publication, send in a hardcopy along with the disk.  That
lets you do things both ways at once.

   When you submit a program for publication, enclose a filled-out submission
form.  If you don't have one, write to request our submitter guidelines and
form, or download them from our BBS at (318) 222-3503 (24 hours, up to 2400 
baud). We pay good money for programs, so think of us when deciding what to do 
with your latest software masterpiece. 

   On all submitted disks, the label should include your name, address, and
phone number, and indicate what is on the disk (feedback, submissions, etc.). If
it's a program submission, adding the name of the program would help.

   If you follow these simple rules, you will speed up service on your orders
and requests, and increase the likelihood of your submitted material being
published.  Thank you.