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(...) I agree with you to an extent, but surely if one wanted discuss, say, God should one not have a more fruitful discussion at alt.god? All lot of the posts in .debate really belong in a .opinion. (...) Fustrated - yes. Mad - No. Scott A (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I'm not sure that you're actually wanting an answer to this, since you go on to sarcastically point out things that we all consider negatives, not positives, but I think it's worth exploring. The value to _me_ of .debate is a place to civilly (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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"r2" <lego@r2eng.com> wrote in message news:G5vI3n.J1v@lugnet.com... (...) You should have an option in your newsreader to View all Headers which would give you the Followup-To:, Reply-To:, etc., fields. -- -Rob. ===...=== New sets and parts for (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Frank Filz wrote in message <3A3D4858.1F036B0C@m...ng.com>... (...) We almost always post through our newsreader. If I cross post something I can not specify where follow-ups are posted. Is there someway to do this? Rose (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(Momentarily x-posted to ".admin", but re-dorected back to ".castle"... You'll see why below. ;-) (...) A single ZERO rating? Or a single "50(%)" rating? IIRC, Todd has programmed the ratings to automatically have a "balancing" initial/default (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) now (...) that (...) What is the added value of having it? People getting mad at each other? People insulting each other? People ridiculing ones faith / politics etc.? I think it is useless. If you want to debate, go somewhere else. That's my (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ask Suz why -- she was the one who put them there. --Todd (26 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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You forgot one moderating method: Use the password checker, and only accept messages which passes a certain limit of security (or a modified version of the checker, with a specialized dictionary). Seriously, if you have a group with 'free speech', (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think there is some overflow from .debate into other groups. I can't absolutely put my finger on it (in part because I realize that in part the Larry vs. Scott shouting match may have started outside of .debate, but I certainly see linkage (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) What is the added value to those of you who want .debate gone? I can completely understand not valuing the presense of debate, even I duck out now and then when I'm busy. But I don't get the motive behind the suggestion that it should be gone. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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