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Re: Auction 8480 Technic Shuttle
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:44:10 GMT
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c576653@cclabs/ihatespam/.missouri.edu
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So Todd,

When you post these notes, I'm always impressed, but doesn't composing a
note like this take a bunch of time?  How many of these do you do in a
week?  Do you have some simple cut-n-paste scheme for these set up?

Todd Lehman wrote:
> 
> michael@medwards.freeserve.co.uk (Michael Edwards) writes:
> > Hello all
> > I have two 8480 Lego Technic Space Shuttles for Auction, [...]
> 
> Michael,
> 
> In the course of 7 minutes earlier today, you posted four identical copies
> of the same message to four different groups:
> 
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.general:4420
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.market.auction:1715
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade:1516
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.loc.uk:769
> 
> Please note, as Larry Pieniazek points out,
> 
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade:1519
> 
> that your newsreader very likely has facilities for posting to multiple
> groups at once (this is called "crossposting"), and this reduces clutter for
> most people.  However, this is relatively minor.
> 
> What's more important to understand is that the particular content of your
> message is appropriate to only one of the groups you addressed -- namely the
> lugnet.market.auction group -- and not to any of the other three, as Larry
> kindly points out in a second message:
> 
>    http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.general:4429
> 
> Please take a few moments to reflect on this, and to carefully re-read the
> Terms of Use for lugnet.com,
> 
>    http://www.lugnet.com/admin/terms/
> 
> which you agreed to when you applied for posting privileges.  In particular,
> please note the following:
> 
>    DISCUSSION GROUP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
> 
>       LUGNET includes discussion groups which allow feedback and
>       interaction between users.  LUGNET and its owners and/or operators
>       do not control or censor messages, information, or files delivered
>       to discussion groups.  It is a condition of your use of the
>       discussion groups that you do not:
> 
>       [...]
> 
>       10. Post or re-post a message excessively, especially unsolicited
>           advertisements, even if they are directly or indirectly related
>           to LEGO toys.
> 
>       11. Post auction announcements, updates, or listings in discussion
>           groups which do not explicitly welcome their presence.
> 
> Note that the .market.auction group is the only one which explicitly
> welcomes auction announcements and updates.  If you would, Michael,
> please confirm that you understand the transgressions that have occurred,
> and that you intend to conform to the Terms of Use in the future.  Thanks.
> 
> Best regards,
> --Todd
> 
> [Followups set to:  lugnet.admin.general,lugnet.market.auction]

--
Sincerely,

Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA



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  Re: Auction 8480 Technic Shuttle
 
Christopher L. Weeks <c576653@cclabs.missouri.edu> wrote in message news:3757D5D6.85395D...uri.edu... (...) Either that, or he has the newsgroups set up in his address book, and just adds them in the "CC:" field. I have a few set up in mine so they (...) (27 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Auction 8480 Technic Shuttle
 
(...) I type extremely fast, plus every one of these types of messages is a long- term investment. Probably 1-2 hours a week of things like this. --Todd (27 years ago, 5-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Auction 8480 Technic Shuttle
 
(...) Michael, In the course of 7 minutes earlier today, you posted four identical copies of the same message to four different groups: (4 URLs) note, as Larry Pieniazek points out, (URL) your newsreader very likely has facilities for posting to (...) (27 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)

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