[CS-FSLUG] Link only posts (again)

[Stephen J. McCracken]

Fred A. Miller wrote:
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-5701531.html?tag=nl.e589
> 

I, again, respectfully request, as have others (see below), that we post
summaries to the links rather than just links.

> Frank Bax wrote:
>> 
>> Like Fred said at the beginning of this thread, I prefer link plus
>> one or two paragraphs.  Help's me decide if I want to fallow link.
>> I tend to ignore a lot of the "link only" ones.  Is that legal?
>> 

> David Aikema wrote:
> 
>>Ditto on ignoring the link-only ones.  Can we add a flag in the
>>subject lines to these, so that people can filter as they feel
>>appropriate?  I read through more than enough news on a daily basis
>>already, so these typically end up straight in my trash.  I'm on this
>>list to follow and participate in discussions, rather than seeking a
>>source of daily news.
>>
>>As far as fair use is concerned, IMO (not a lawyer), the first
>>paragraph or two seems OK to me.  What I would appreciate is if the
>>person sending the email to the list could perhaps instead write up
>>their own brief summary of the article.
>>
>>If an article is important enough to forward to the list, I would hope
>>that (a) you've read the article, and (b) that you have some reason
>>for which you think the article is worthy of forwarding (which you can
>>summarize in a couple of sentences).  If the article is not worthy of
>>your time, then why is it worthy of mine?
>>