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Post by badwolf on Mar 18, 2016 18:58:18 GMT -5
It bothers me, this envelope, since it looks at me and says: send me, send me. Annoying things, envelopes these days..sigh  At first sight I thought the 160 characters would refer to twitter, but I now learned, that twitter allows a max of only 140 characters. So what about the remaining 20 characters? |
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Post by curiosityc on Mar 18, 2016 20:00:09 GMT -5
Ive thought it connects to the personals. To only believe those with more than 160 characters
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Post by darkphoenix on Mar 18, 2016 20:20:47 GMT -5
Here is my thinking on the matter.
The envelope is an encouragement to send inquiry, comment, suggestion, or other communique to the Editor or C&C staff specifically by handwritten mail.
At the end of the Letters to the Editor section it states, "No emails please; we prefer the human touch in our correspondence."
I believe it also stated somewhere that the letters to the Editor section is new (which might be why they're encouraging more letters).
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Post by thebardess on Mar 18, 2016 20:32:36 GMT -5
I think darkphoenix is right, and the envelope is just there to encourage submissions to "Letters to the Editor" and "Auntie Agony," both of which are new features.
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Post by centaurofattn on Mar 22, 2016 8:14:10 GMT -5
Just a point of interest - Text messages are generally limited to 160 characters as well.
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Post by amanda on Mar 29, 2016 14:37:10 GMT -5
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Post by Corvinas on May 24, 2016 9:17:41 GMT -5
Not sure if this makes any difference to its purpose, but I purchased the back-issue edition of this issue and received all of the curios except the envelope. Could be an oversight, but also might imply that it was there literally for correspondence as opposed to a clue to the story.
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Post by darkphoenix on May 26, 2016 10:21:22 GMT -5
Not sure if this makes any difference to its purpose, but I purchased the back-issue edition of this issue and received all of the curios except the envelope. Could be an oversight, but also might imply that it was there literally for correspondence as opposed to a clue to the story. Thank you, I appreciate that you've pointed this out. |
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Post by lordmichael on Jun 21, 2016 12:58:25 GMT -5
No envelope for me either.
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Post by noterik on Jun 30, 2016 12:03:03 GMT -5
Not sure if this makes any difference to its purpose, but I purchased the back-issue edition of this issue and received all of the curios except the envelope. Could be an oversight, but also might imply that it was there literally for correspondence as opposed to a clue to the story. I also got this issue as a back order and was surprised to find that others had received an envelope, as I did not. |
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Post by Jessi on Jul 5, 2016 6:46:32 GMT -5
I didn't receive an envelope either. Is it crucial?
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Post by Todd on Jul 5, 2016 7:18:32 GMT -5
I didn't receive an envelope either. Is it crucial? It appears the reply envelope was only included with Volume 3 Issue 1 for subscribers, and those getting the back-issue are not receiving it. There was quite a bit of debate when the issue first arrived, with many absolutely convinced that, as part of a puzzle, we need to mail something back in that envelope. Others, primarily those who have also worked Volumes 1 and 2, leaning away from that, saying MPC is usually clearer in their instructions and wouldn't leave an important element like that up to chance. The prevailing theory amongst that group is that the envelope merely announced their mailing address change, and perhaps was soliciting submissions to their Letters columns. IMO, the fact that the envelope is not included with the back-issue is further proof that it is not significant. |
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