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Are retractions actually worth anything? They tend to be buried somewhere in the fine print where nobody ever looks.
Mike Huber, not speaking for anybody else
Mike -dot- huber -at- software -dot- rockwell -dot- com
Grammar and spelling are tools to be used in moderation.
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From: Terry Freedman [SMTP:etfreedman -at- EASYNET -dot- CO -dot- UK]
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 1997 6:12 PM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Editorial Lattitude
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However, does anyone know if there's anything I can do, perhaps legally, to
get the editor to print a retraction of the offending item? I've written to
him expressing my feelings, and asking him to print a retraction. I've also
responded to an email asking me to write another article by saying that I
won't consider doing so until I receive a reply to my letter. Needless to
say, I have had no response whatsoever.
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