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No letters to the editorNo letters to the editorPosted Oct 31, 2002 2:19 UTC (Thu) by kbob (subscriber, #1770)Parent article: No letters to the editor What's the point of writing a letter to the editor when we can just post comments here? Our comments are seen immediately by other readers, in the context of the original story.
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No letters to the editor Posted Oct 31, 2002 2:53 UTC (Thu) by euvitudo (subscriber, #98) [Link] I, for one, believe that comments written as a letter to the editor seem to be more well thought out and written. I feel that the typical slashdot-style comment is a bit more emotional and, most of the time, cannot convey a well reasoned monologue. I am more inclined to read a letter to the editor more thoroughly than a comment after a story.Letters also give the writer a chance to try to get emotions out of the way. (I said try.) They give more of a chance to do the research. Letters are also more visible, as comments typically get lost in loads of other comments. Thanks for reading.
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