Re: A WASTE OF TIME?

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-09-01 12:52:18 EDT, BartlemaL@emh10.bliss.army.mil
writes:

<< Just an observation about you, Dinogeorge.  I have had, for the last 6
 months or so, an average of about 6 messages a day from you.  You, who
 does not want to give up your time to write a paper.  Yet you post many
 copious messages everyday, to the point that I have seen comments from
 people asking that you be timed out after X number of times in 24 hours.
 I guess I am just wondering why you have time to argue with everyone on
 this list, but no time to write any papers. [no intended  malice in this
 statement, just curious] >>

It's a >lot< less time-consuming to dash off e-mail replies--such as this
one--than it is to prepare a scientific paper, with photographs, figures,
peer-reviewed text, endless revisions, and so forth. These days I am compelled
to spend as little time as possible on nonpaying work, and e-mail gives me the
opportunity to convey a considerable amount of information (or drivel--suit
yourself) per minute spent.