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In lugnet.admin.general, Ed Jones writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Todd Lehman writes:
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> > I suppose I'd be pretty content with anything ranking at a 3 or higher.
> > What d'y'all think?
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> I don't think we need a pun group. I don't think, but I could be wrong,
> that the original requestors were serious. Puns are going to occur all over
> the groups anyway. You'd be forced (by some disgruntled posters) to "police"
> puns in other groups. Because a pun was contained in a post in lugnet.build,
> would it have to be cross-posted to off-topic.puns? If it wasn't, would you
> want to spend the time to "police" such things?
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> From my observations (of course you would have the definitive observation)
> most of the posts that degenerated in punfests in other groups, switched to
> off-topic-fun.
>
> However, to your dissertation (that I snipped), I'd agree with:
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> off-topic.geek - computers, programming, font discussions, etc. needs its own
> group - especially with the number of programmers, web designers, etc. on
> LUGNET (not to mention that it bores us non-geeks to tears :') (my other half
> is a geek).
>
> off-topic.quotes - in fact I saw an incredible T-shirt today - "Hang out with
> Jesus, he hung out for you" (several ways to look at this - bad taste,
> hysterical, really week religious advertising, etc.)
>
> I'd also like to see "off-topic.sports" (but I guess as it wasn't even a
> consideration in the original lists, it a mute point).
>
> I definitely would not want to see religious or political debates (ACH!!!).
>
> Anyway, you asked, my 2 cents.
Meant to add:
off-topic.nlso - a place to kvetch about the other half :')
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| (...) LOL!!! "kvetch" is such a great word -- and almost onomatopoetic! Ah, the cryptic fun that could be had with a group named lugnet.off-topic.kvetch.nlso -- looks like someone bumped their forehead on the keyboard to make that name. :) --Todd (25 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I don't think we need a pun group. I don't think, but I could be wrong, that the original requestors were serious. Puns are going to occur all over the groups anyway. You'd be forced (by some disgruntled posters) to "police" puns in other (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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