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SatCam
10-28-2002, 06:08 PM
I figured since people are suppose to send letters to Infinity, heres a little lesson in writing a letter.

FORMATTING THE LETTER:

<I>make 6 returns(enters)from the top of the margin</I>

Address 1
Town, State <I>TWO SPACES</I> Zip
Date <I>Write Out IE: October 5th 2002</I>

<I>4 Spaces</I>

Recipitents Name
Company Name
Address 1
Town, State <I>Two Spaces</I> Zip

<I>2 Spaces</I>

Dear... To... ect :<I>Dont use comma!</I>

<I>2 spaces</I>

<I>Start... Do not indent anywhere</I>

<I>2 Spaces</I>
<I>Paragraph 2</I>

<I>2 Spaces</I>
<I>Paragraph 3... Suggested: 3 Paragraphs: Intro., Body, Conclusion</I>

<I>2 Spaces</I>
<I>Closing ie: Yours truly</I>

<I>4 Spaces (Sign Name Here)</I>

Name
<I>2 Spaces</I>
Enclosure <I>Only if applicable</I>

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This message was edited by SateliteCam on 11-1-02 @ 5:51 PM
TheMojoPin
10-28-2002, 08:15 PM
Good thinking, Cam. Thanks.

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10-29-2002, 07:23 AM
Right away captain Stickler

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ADF
10-29-2002, 02:42 PM
I was planning on writing mine in a rainbow array of crayons. Look at all the pretty colors, whee!

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Gvac
10-30-2002, 03:57 PM
Topped.

PLEASE KEEP THE LETTERS POSITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL.

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DC Reed
10-30-2002, 03:59 PM
I was planning to cut out letters from magazines and the newspaper and write my letter that way....

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newport king
10-30-2002, 05:00 PM
i like the magazine thing and we can threaten them too it's scarier that way...i was gonna write mine in lemon juice so they have to run a match or lighter over it to read it (mr. wizards experiments were so cool) ...but then again they'd see a blank piece of paper and probably throw it out. not knowing about the lemon juice and all. and god knows infinty execs. can never figure out the obvious thing to do.

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fluffernutter
10-30-2002, 06:20 PM
Would it be innaproprite to mention Big Ass Card #?

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Photothing
10-31-2002, 06:27 AM
Damn- I just bought a
bunch of glitter markers
and some cool black paper.

I thought I'd dazzle them
with my creative
flair....

This message was edited by Photothing on 10-31-02 @ 10:29 AM
IrishAlkey
10-31-2002, 08:44 AM
Damn- I just bought a
bunch of glitter markers
and some cool black paper.

I thought I'd dazzle them
with my creative
flair....



This is the funniest fuckin' reply I've ever read on this board.

This guy's going places.

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Photothing
10-31-2002, 09:43 AM
Thanks, but I wasn't being
funny.

I am channeling my creative
energy into making black &
orange construction paper
chains to decorate the Hard
Rock tonight.





This message was edited by Photothing on 10-31-02 @ 1:50 PM
Photothing
11-01-2002, 12:54 PM
no glitter- but the letter went
out nontheless.

GET THOSE LETTERS
OUT!!!


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Thebazile78
11-01-2002, 12:57 PM
COOLNESS!

The lesson in business writing is soooo important. I kind of do this automatically because it was taught to me in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades and has come in SOOO handy.

I disagree with the suggested # of paragraphs, though. I (recently) took a business communications seminar at work and learned, much to my surprise, that the shorter and simpler your sentences and paragraphs are, the more impact your letter (or e-mail) will have.

Also, do NOT ignore the whitespace. It helps to break up the lines of text and draw the eyes downward.

Good luck everybody! I have totally GOT to write my letter now. . .

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SatCam
11-01-2002, 01:48 PM
Yea, I was gonna change that. It doesnt have to be 3 paragraphs. I used the wrong chice of words

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A.J.
11-13-2002, 06:20 AM
Topped -- good format refresher.

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bwanna
11-13-2002, 07:04 AM
Hey Guys,

If anyone wants to e-mail me their letters I'd be happy to check them for content run them through word for correct business format and spelling.

Send them to bwanna6274@msn.com.

This message was edited by bwanna on 11-13-02 @ 12:59 PM
Death Metal Moe
11-13-2002, 08:05 AM
I signed my personal letter with my real name, but I DID put my Big ASS card number at the end.

Hey, it proves that you thought the show was funny enough to send away for one. I think that's a good thing to show Infinity.

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docgoblin
11-13-2002, 11:21 AM
I wrote mine in blood, but I did use proper business formatting. I hope the blood thing wasn't too inappropriate... Oh yeah, and the piece of my ear I put in with the letter! <P>

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The Blowhard
11-13-2002, 09:06 PM
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Gvac
11-15-2002, 04:04 AM
Topped.

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Thebazile78
11-15-2002, 08:15 AM
If anyone wants to e-mail me their letters I'd be happy to check them for content run them through word for correct business format and spelling.

Same goes for me.

Contact me via RF Mail. I can promise a 1-day turnaround because there's nothing to do here at work except read posts and edit letters.

Great display of teamwork and community here!

Also, if you haven't already, continue that spirit of community and go to PayPal and donate to the Plane-Banner fund!



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Heavy
11-18-2002, 01:25 PM
ok I'm topping this but I'd also like to see an example letter using these rules.

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The Blowhard
11-19-2002, 02:48 AM
Topped!

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11-30-2002, 08:59 PM
topped.
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02-04-2003, 08:17 PM
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SatCam
02-05-2003, 01:42 PM
guess we could all use a refresher... even me

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