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From: "Drew Smith" <>
Subject: [APG] Editing list posts (was Re: Stamford/grits)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:20:27 -0400


On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:59 PM, <> wrote:
> List posts can still be deleted by the poster or by staff for the reasons
> stated above. They can't and never could be edited in any way. Would you like
> someone editing YOUR posts after you sent them to a list? It is a copyright
> issue.

Joan, I think it's more of a serious ethical issue than a copyright
issue. Nobody wants to have their own words changed, giving the
impression that they said something that they didn't say (and possibly
also changing the meaning of anyone who had responded to them).

Drew Smith

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