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Re: Some Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
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Date: 
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 22:49:18 GMT
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Also sprach Larry Pieniazek:
: do that? It wastes space on the server, and wastes time for every reader
: who sees it more than once, and finally, when it is a message likely to
: get replies, fragments the replies all over the place, as independent
: threads start in each group where it was posted.

That last argument also serves as a reason to host rtl on lugnet.   Or
is that a dead issue?  :)

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Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Some Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
 
(...) Gee, I hope not, since i changed sides... :-) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Carrying rec.toys.lego on lugnet.com
 
(...) Interesting -- I see it the other way. Larry's statement reminds me of one of the disadvantages of carrying RTL here: a likely increase in fragmented replies from people cross-posting thread-starting-points and half of the replies showing up (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Some Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
 
(...) Well, actually, no it doesn't. Todd came up with a pretty impressive bunch o' reasons why cross-posting between rtl and lugnet wouldn't be allowed. (26 years ago, 7-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Some Running Thoughts about THROWBOTS
 
(...) In fact, this same message, or one very like it, was posted to several groups, but several times, instead of as one message with multiple groups selected. I personally find that very annoying. How do we encourage people not to do that? It (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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