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Entry: UCONN (The University of Connecticut at Storrs) - A708158
Author: SemiDtachd - U190982

I welcome comments and criticisms on this entry. Well, mostly positive ones, if possible. It is my first entry as a researcher. Don't break my fragile heart by trashing it.

good entry for the most part. like the list of dorms. however you should probably take out the first person in the 'athletics' and 'conclusion' paragraphs. some subheaders would maybe make it look a little better, but GuideML isn't mandatory. very nice overall.

Consider the removal of the first person portions done. As for the subheaders...thats another story. I intend to learn some GuideML, but I haven't had the opportunity yet. Aside from that, thank you for the generally positive comment

After taking a two-hour "power course" in GuideML, I've managed to make the entry look a good deal better, according to your specifications. Also, since learning GuideML put me into a fit of editing, I made a few other alterations and added a section on Dining Hall food. Hopefully my GuideML works alright. Any additional tidying up or feedback you may have for me would be greatly appreciated.

I'll be your sub-editor for the evening. The new version of the entry is at A718571.

Two Bit Trigger Pumping Moron
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations. -- H. L. Mencken, on Shakespeare

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i would've been here earlier only i haven't been online in 2 days and had no idea....

and *still* have no idea about the other two, but i'm sure(*ahem*) that'll get sorted out.(thanks, Two Bit)

Is it only one farm, or mulitple farms in the town?

I'm very nearly done. I'm going to link in some stuff from the rest of the GUide, and that's it.

There are several farms, but the whole area where the school is built used to be farmland. The original name of the University was Connecticut Agricultural College, or something to that effect. Anyway, it may be easier just to say it is "located in a small town consisting of little other than farmland." The only reason I had said "a large farm" originally was because I had already used medium and small in the sentence, and thought it would be funny to also use large

What does RA stand for? I think I need a footnote for that.

Everything else is done.

RA stands for Resident Assitant. RAs are students who live on the floor and are in charge of several things. They provide discipline for minor offenses such as violation of quiet hours. They perform fire safety inspections, and also plan programs for the floor. Basically, they serve as an immediate authority on each floor, and an intermediary between the students and the hall director. Hope that helps

I sent it to the editors.