Posted By: In the know on 2006-05-18
In Reply to: No wonder people have trouble making lines - Anon

This is how they count lines. You can look up each individual report and see this in DQS.

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• No wonder people have trouble making lines - Anon (Views: 560, 2006-05-18)
  • In answer to the posters below about line counting... - me (Views: 147, 2006-05-20)
    • I'm sorry but you may believe you know your 65 charc line answer is correct, but you still need - to go read what MQ has published. (nm) (Views: 130, 2006-05-20)
  • Okay, here's a suggestion - amd (Views: 318, 2006-05-18)
    • Thanks for making me feel like an idiot - Anon (Views: 187, 2006-05-19)
      • Now, aren't you glad you posted this - anonymously? LOL -- nm (Views: 124, 2006-05-19)
    • ... - Anon (Views: 229, 2006-05-18)
  • Are you serious? nm - amd (Views: 169, 2006-05-18)
  • All characters/spaces are counted then divided by 65. - In the know
  • They count the characters, including spaces and returns, then divide by 65. - FBL (Views: 168, 2006-05-18)
    • Does everything autoformat then? - Anon (Views: 154, 2006-05-18)
  • and how, pray tell, did you come up with this bit of info? (nm) - wondering (Views: 167, 2006-05-18)
    • Aren't we supposed to be "co-workers"? don't start a riot!! nm - Wow (Views: 93, 2006-05-19)
    • been this way "forever" pretty standard counting method nm - mt (Views: 127, 2006-05-18)
      • I copy my reports, paste them in Word, do a character count, divide by 65... - M (Views: 153, 2006-05-18)
        • You all better go read the MQ booklet. dividing by 65 is NOT NOT NOT NOT how they are line - counting. That's the big rub. There is NO (sm (Views: 228, 2006-05-18)
          • Excuse me but go look up your reports and count the - characs/spaces and divide by 65! Duh! It IS how (Views: 138, 2006-05-19)
            • But did you go read their brochure like I suggested? You may think you know what - you are talking about, but...............(sm) (Views: 179, 2006-05-19)
              • Are you a current employee? What office? - Curious George (Views: 103, 2006-05-19)
              • And I'm telling you I keep a watch on it and it is always - right on!!! Go blow your steam somewhere else! lo (Views: 117, 2006-05-19)
                • too lazy to read the brochure? call the attorneys handling the class action - suit. They will "tell" you so you don't (Views: 114, 2006-05-19)
              • just FYI - anyone born in NY and/or....sm - the northeast USA is taught..... (Views: 145, 2006-05-19)