Right. That's why I said "major cities." Everyone knows where Philadelphia is; I have no idea where "Knob Noster" would be without a bit of a hint. -Declan On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 09:17:07AM -0700, Tim May wrote:
On Monday, October 8, 2001, at 05:44 AM, Declan McCullagh wrote:
On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 11:54:50PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
PHILADELPHIA, Pennyslvania (AP) - Homeland Defense Secretary Tom Ridge said Sunday that the U.S. faces a serious and expanding threat from fraudulent Internet articles, or hoaxes.
Almost. The most obvious sign that this is a hoax is your inclusion of the state in the dateline. For major cities, it's usually not included.
-Declan
Oh? Except for the most common cities (Washington, New York, Los Angeles, etc.), my sampling shows they usually give the state. Sometimes abbreviated to 2-4 letters, sometimes spelled out completely. Here are some AP items I pullled:
(By the way, the last item is NOT a hoax by me, and confirms what I posted from the Bloomberg site a few days ago.)
--Tim May
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Crews on Saturday installed a clamp over a bullet hole in the trans-Alaska pipeline, finally stopping a leak that spewed 285,600 gallons of oil onto the wilderness over three days.
KNOB NOSTER, Mo. (AP) - They heard the rumbles and their houses shook. As they sat in their homes next to Whiteman Air Force Base, residents knew the retaliations had begun.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A co-worker of the man who died last week from anthrax also has tested positive for the disease and the building where both worked was closed after the bacterium was detected there.