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It looks like you forgot to pay your Squarespace bill: "This account has expired. ( http://empiric.al http://empiric.al )" Joking aside, I guess you're saying
by xapata 10y ago
It looks like you forgot to pay your Squarespace bill: "This account has expired. ( http://empiric.al http://empiric.al )"
Joking aside, I guess you're saying that leading with credentials in an article is unnecessary if that article is relatively short and you've got a bio blurb at the bottom of the page?
- rietta 10y agoThat's actually a good point. I originally wrote this as a private message to each of the Congressional candidates in the Georgia 6th district and in that format there was not the bio and all the surrounding blog template. It feels weird to be to lead with it too, but I'm trying to answer real quick to a politician who does not know the science why he or she should read on to the next paragraph.
- xapata 10y agoI think you're discovering that text written for one medium might benefit from revision when published elsewhere. :-) Also, I think it's reasonable these days to write hardcopy letters that look more like websites -- multiple columns, a bio section, etc. Don't restrict yourself to obsolete and arbitrary etiquette.
- azinman2 10y agoIt's not just the bio blurb, but the credentials beneath the conclusion, and the beginning of the article as well. Empirical is no more, we're at ginger.io now. Haven't bothered updating various bits.
- xapata 10y agoYou could have made that criticism in a more kind tone. As a researcher on interacting with strangers on the internet, I'd expect you to be more cautious that your comments aren't accidentally read in a negative light.