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Re: Right theme wrong Place? Train stuff offered!
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 4 Nov 1999 19:22:53 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> "Roger D. Parks, Sc. D." wrote:
Whilst my words might be quoted, I'm not.
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> > In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> > >
> > > Jason Briscoe wrote:
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> > > > As no doubt a whole host of folks will tell me and correspond on - I • realise
> > > > this is in the wrong place!
> > >
> > > Do you *really* realize? Because they will respond because they don't • appreciate
> > > your blatant lack of regard of the rules.
> > >
> > > > - However I am flat broke, need cash and therefore
> > > > maximum impact, so its here!
> > >
> > > Your financial situation does not take precedence over the rules of LUGNET. • Your
> > > post is so incredibley arrogant that I bet folks would purposely *not* make • you
> > > offers. Please just sit for a moment and think what you have done.
> >
> > Would you care to have him spanked as well?
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> I happen to not believe in spanking; never have hit my children, never will.
Humour imparement are us, though?
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> > Speaking of arrogant.....
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> yes?....
self-explanatory to most.
> > >
> > > > I have two 12v train motors and some track, (will
> > > > split) anyone interested? offers please to:
> > > > jason-shirley@briscoej.freeserve.co.uk.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > See thats not so bad!
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> > > As far as you know. As far as I know and many others, it *is* that bad. • Please
> > > do not do such an inane thing again.
> >
> > Whilst the TOS need to be followed, one should realise that, being
> > human, the users are likely to make mistakes.
> >
> > I think you did, after all.
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> All of my mistakes are unintentional, as is not the case here.
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> > Unless, of course, you're Todd in a
> > very odd alias, who has had both his senses of humour and civility
> > forcably removed.
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> Sorry, I [1] find nothing humorous about *deliberate* rule violations, and in • fact
> find it very *un*civil. You are right, though. People who post as such do
> forcably remove my humor. Why can't we all just follow the TOS and play
nicely?
Indeed. And post clues -VIA EMAIL- to the clueless, instead of embarassing them
in public? Or is this how you think children (so to speak) should be
disciplined?
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> -John
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> [1] Rest assured that Todd agrees with my and others feelings on this matter. • If
> he didn't, he would say. We merely have done some unpleasant administrative
> business with which Todd now needs not to deal.
<shrug> Had it been Todd, I would think that the reply would have been:
1. In email, where it belongs;
2. Done with some level of understanding that situations alter cases;
3. Done with civility, which you failed to do completely.
Point's over; what's done is done and the 'offender' has apologised. I note
with interest that you faild to jump on that fact as quickly as you did his
'transgression'. How telling.
Roger
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Ouch! IMO, this has got out of proportion. The initial transgression was (IMO) fairly minor, but anyway the debate is no longer about the issues, but a petty discussion of semantics. If we can't discuss this civilly then can we go back to talking (...) (27 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Right theme wrong Place? Train stuff offered!
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| (...) There is nothing funny about some idiot like you baiting me. What makes you think *I* wasn't kidding? Have you had *your* humour aligned recently? (...) It was never my intention to embarrass him. He did that all by himself. (...) Look, I did (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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