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- From: gil@tillage.DIALix.oz.au (Gil Hardwick)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Carrying Capacity and Sanity
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- References: <1466601983@igc.apc.org>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 01:52:41 GMT
- Organization: STAFF STRATEGIES - Anthropologists & Training Agents
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- In article <1466601983@igc.apc.org> alanm@igc.apc.org writes:
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- > I do describe the choice in "stark terms", Dean, because I believe that
- > this is the best way to get the largest number of readers to think
- > about it. A little controversial language isn't a bad thing on UseNet.
- >
- > The *ideal* way to increase readership is to be interesting and
- > entertaining. But if you are too lazy/busy/harried/tired or temporarily
- > brain-dead, the second best way to do it is to be controversial. Take
- > it from the mass media :-)
-
- Hm.
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- First option: interesting, entertaining.
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- Second option: controversial.
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- Have you ever considered intelligent/thoughtful/informed/instructive/
- edifying/enlightening as appropriate criteria, Alan, or are you just
- too lazy/busy/harried/tired or temporarily brain-dead?
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