Information-vs-opinions

["ALDEN N TSCHAECHE" <XAT@inel.gov>]

You hit a nerve. I, for years, have been trying to get newspapers, news
broadcasters and other news suppliers to identify clearly when they are
presenting opinions as opposed to facts (information). I have not yet
succeeded. We might have more success with those on the internet, but I
have my doubts. To reply to your direct question, it might be acceptable
to those on this BB to identify opinions by placing an O immediately
after the Subject:. Similarly with an I to indicate "information". I
don't know if Mellissa would approve. I suspect you should ask her.
Clearly YOUR message would not fall into the category of "information."
It is clearly an "opinion." No? So, should all of us on this BB share
your opinion? Maybe, if we all agree to do so. I will wait until more
have ex-pressed their opinions before I make up my mind about what is
appropriate to do.xat@inel.gov

*** Reply to note of 03/05/96 08:47

From: Donald L. Haes, Jr.
To: RADSAFE --INELMAIL RADSAFE

Subject: Information-vs-opinions
Am I the only one tired of reading other peoples' OPINIONS about a subject
matter from one
requesting INFORMATION? Each time information is requested on this server,
someone (or more
than one) feels that they just have to express an opinion, whether acccurate
or not.  While
everyone is entitled to their opinion, everyone else may not want to read
them.  Can those
expressing their OPINIONS please put that in the subject header, so those of
us looking for
INFORMATION don't waste our time trying decipher between fact and conjecture?
Or maybe send
them to the requester only as such?  I receive 50-75 messages from this server
each day, with
many of them containing little or no useful substance.

Thanks.