Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 09:39:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Economic Geography <econgeog@u.washington.edu>
To: Economic Geography <econgeog@u.washington.edu>
Cc: Anne Zald <zald@u.washington.edu>, "J. Arnold" <jessed@u.washington.edu>,
    hpiper@u.washington.edu, "W. Brewer" <wbrewer@u.washington.edu>,
    Bruce Carr <fxavier@u.washington.edu>, frichter@u.washington.edu,
    "N. Slepko" <nslepko@u.washington.edu>
Subject: 207 - Projects: Urgent! (To the whole class)

Cyber-Greetings:

	I have had a first spot-check of our new Web sites this morning
(via http://weber.u.washington.edu/~krumme/207/projects207/members97.html)
and found many great pages with good organization and appropriate &
interesting content. Collective Congratulations!

	As I have stressed before, what is at the point more important
than color, glitz and turning globes, is that we try to make sure that we
do not embarrass ourselves excessively with our writing in what is to many
of us (and, it seems, not just to us foreigners) a foreign language 
called "English". I know, I produced at least one spelling error in
yesterday's Make-Up Quiz, and my other Web sites probably contain a few as
well. But I am working on it, and I want you to do the same with your
projects: 

	If you have not done so yet, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, go over your
writing a couple of times (and enlist the help of a friend to do the
same), and pick up as many of the almost inevitable last flaws (spelling,
grammar, syntax, misformulations, missing words, etc.) as possible.

	While you are "at it", please also check:

(a) whether your content makes sense
(b) whether all your sources are appropriately identified and
"referenced".
(c) that you do not commit any copyright violation (inappropriate
downloads etc.)
(d) whether your "clicks" actually click (a few did not this morning).

	I need to tell you that, in order to protect you, I will have to
disconnect problem sites (and possibly even group sites, if they
are connected).

	Again, these "things" are relatively easy to correct. We have to
learn to write less and, instead, be more careful with our projects now
that they do not anymore simply disappear in our professor's office and
closets.

	I will be available all Monday morning in the Geography
Collaboratory (415 Smith) for last-minute mini-workshops and Q&A sessions. 

	Thanks again for your incredible, collective and collaborative 
effort -- and have a decent weekend. See you Monday (no exceptions).
 			
							G.K.