COMP.SYS.AMIGA.REVIEWS
                 Helpful Checklist For Review Writers
		      (Optional but recommended)
                      Last modified  03 Jun 1996

	This is a checklist to help review writers format their reviews the
way I like them.  You don't have to use it; however, if you do, you will
make my job easier, and I will be VERY, VERY happy!!! :-)

	Print out this checklist.  As you write and proofread your review,
check off the parts you have finished.  When everything is checked, your
review is ready to submit!

	Review writers should also see the "Full Review Template" article,
which is an optional "fill in the blanks" form to help you write your
review.


GENERAL INFORMATION

( )	I used the comp.sys.amiga.reviews Template form, or I included:

	( )	Product name.
	( )	Brief description (1-2 sentences) of the product.
	( )	Vendor name.
	( )	Vendor address, INCLUDING the country (even if USA).
	( )	Vendor telephone number.  [If this is an "800" number, and
		you live in the USA or Canada, please call it yourself and
		ask for a non-toll-free number for use outside of North
		America.]
	( )	List price.
	( )	Description of copy protection.
	( )	Works (or does not work) with accelerated CPU's.


TEXT FORMATTING

( )	Only plain text files (also called ASCII files) are acceptable.  I
	cannot accept reviews in proprietary file formats.

( )	All lines are less than 80 characters long.

( )	Use tabs, not spaces, for indenting.  (If possible.)  If your text
	editor or word processor allows you to set tab stops, I recommend
	using a tab size of 8 when formatting your review, since USENET
	news-reading software tends to use this tab size.

( )	Every paragraph has ONLY the first line indented (one tab).  The
	rest of the paragraph is not indented.  For example:

	This is an example of the way paragraphs are formatted in a
comp.sys.amiga.reviews "standard" review.  The first line begins with a tab,
but all the rest of the lines are not indented.

	(Exceptions:  the sections AUTHOR/COMPANY INFORMATION and
	SPECIAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS, where EVERY LINE is
	indented with 2 tabs.  See the Template.)

( )	Paragraphs are separated by one blank line.

( )	Major sections are separated by two blank lines.

( )	Major section names are in ALL CAPITALS.

( )	Sentences are separated by TWO spaces, not just one.  (Non-USA
	residents may find this surprising, but it is standard practice
	in the USA, and I think it looks cleaner.)

( )	Please do NOT right-justify the text.


PROOFREADING

( )	Check the spelling.

( )	Check for common errors:

	MEANING			WRONG				RIGHT
	---------------------------------------------------------------------
	megabytes		mb, Mb [this is megaBITS!]	MB, meg, Meg
	kilobytes		k, kb, Kb [this is kiloBITS!]	K, KB, KBytes
	memory			ram, Ram, rom, Rom		RAM, ROM
	hard drive		harddrive, hard-drive		hard drive
	hard disk		harddisk, hard-disk		hard disk
	AmigaDOS		Amigados, AmigaDos		AmigaDOS
	For example,		eg				e.g.,
	That is,		ie				i.e.,
	Etcetera, and so on	etc				etc.

( )	Common abbreviations are fully written out:

	DON'T USE		PLEASE USE
	--------------------------------------------------------
	WB			Workbench
	KS			Kickstart
	ADos, ADOS, OS		AmigaDOS
	v, V, v#		version
	w/			with
	w/o			without
	HD			hard drive, hard disk
	CHIP, chip		Chip RAM
	FAST, fast		Fast RAM
	US$35.98		$35.98 (US)
	MSRP			list price
	util, prog		utility, program
	anim, pic		animation, picture

( )	Avoid "slang" -- readers from other countries might not understand
	your words.  (Example:  "I fiddled with the thing-a-ma-jig until the
	doohickey got frazzled and barfed.  Not." :-))

( )	Read the whole review from beginning to end, one more time.


Thanks!

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   Dan Barrett, Moderator, comp.sys.amiga.reviews
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