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Re: Allocation of member #'s
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 00:38:59 GMT
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lpieniazek@NOMORESPAMnovera.com
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Todd Lehman wrote:
And it would
let Larry get 3 if he signed up earlier than anyone else who wanted 3.  And
so on and so on...

But I want #2 not #3 ;-) More importantly, what does "signed up" in this
context mean? Given my circumstances, there may be no way, depending on
when you set this up, that I can get in ahead 50 other people. I still
think some sort of "who posted first" rather than "who can get you a
form back the fastest", is fairer.

Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. And it's ultimately your
decision, but I'm still going to whinge until you actually say "thats
it, I decided".

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  Re: Allocation of member #'s
 
(...) Maybe "who posted first" could be a prioritizer in case of contentions. Oh well, still several days before anything needs to be put in stone. --Todd (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Allocation of member #'s
 
(...) Well, I wouldn't call it a mountain, maybe a trash heap. :') But is it just me, or is this whole clamoring for "prime" numbers getting just a little out of hand. Who was the first to post? Who helped Todd the most? Yada Yada Yada Yada. Folks, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) LOL! I'd like to miss a few threads once in a while as well. :-) (...) After a week of cogitating on the complexity of all of this (especially with Selçuk's recent insights), I agree that at least for the time being, things will be much more (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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