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Re: the latest news
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:39:42 GMT
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"Richard Franks" <spontificus@__nospam__yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > Perhaps you should just delete the ones you don't like?
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> Partly for clarification, and partly because I have a little sypathy for • your
> assertion that it is 'cowardly' to rate low without explanation - I rated • your
> post as '10'.
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> i) Posts aren't 'deleted' from the system.
> ii) Some posts are cancelled, but only with the express permission of the
> author.
> iii) Even if the LUGNET admin did exercise editorial control (which it • doesn't,
> possibly for legal reasons among others), I am 100% sure that they • wouldn't
> delete posts they didn't like, or disagreed with.
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> With that in mind it is very close to '0' - a "worthless, should never • have
> been written" rating - the suggestion is useless to the LUGNET admin. But • I did
> give it '10', because you do highlight a fear that I think probably does • exist
> within the community - hence the clarification :)
It was not a serious suggestion - and it should not be read as such :-)
Whilst I agree with Todd, generally, on how the rating system is working in
that thread- I also acknowledge that there may be many who do feel
differently about lowly ranked posts.
I find curios the fact that Todd appears to be asking members to rate posts
for the benefit of BJ - and not for the LUGNET readership.
Scott A
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I figured as much :) (...) Yup - for that group only though. Rating posts in lugnet.lego.direct as how useful they will be to LEGO Direct reaps the most benefit for the LUGNET readership if that means that LD can focus on the best suggestions (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Thanks for wasting our time. :-/ (...) Rate for usefulness and appropriateness to the .lego.direct group -- the purpose of which is a communication channel to LEGO Direct (i.e., Brad). With that in mind, rate for both Brad and everyone else, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Partly for clarification, and partly because I have a little sypathy for your assertion that it is 'cowardly' to rate low without explanation - I rated your post as '10'. i) Posts aren't 'deleted' from the system. ii) Some posts are cancelled, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general) !
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