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Re: the best laid plans of mice and men
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 14 Sep 2000 16:28:47 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > Before anyone quotes the group's charter
> > at me and tells me that Brad reads that group, I ask this - what is worse to
> > the casual observer: me answering a straight question or James Brown's • retort?
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> His retort was, at least, posted to the proper group.
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> > So have we now to report all off-topic posts to admin.general?
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> No, nothing compels you to, but if you're annoyed by an off-topic post, this • is
> the place to say something about it.
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> Instead of getting all bent out of shape when someone points out that you're
> posting in the wrong place, and crying about the "LUGNET POLICE", and trying • to
> make as though people are being overly anal-retentive because they point it
> out, you'd be better off acknowledging (silently, to yourself, in your head)
> that you may have broken the ToS that you agreed to when you signed up for
> posting privs to Lugnet, that those ToS are in place for a good reason, and
> that someone was annoyed enough by your off-topic post to actually say
> something about it, and letting it go at that.
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> I don't think that your marmite references were particularly hurtful to the
> integrity of lugnet.lego.direct or anything, but they were off-topic
Just to interject, I am the one who brought the discussion to its off-topic
status. The original marmite comment was in a post script that Scott wrote in
an on-topic message.
> , and
> making snide remarks about it when people point that out *certainly* doesn't
> help the situation. Accept that it was a faux pas, however minor, and move on
> with your life. Have a big plate of haggis or something. I've never had
> Marmite, but as repulsive national dishes go...
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> eric
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> PS Well, ok, haggis isn't actually that bad, if you can manage to forget what
> you're actually putting in your mouth.
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A post script just like that. I then replied to the post without changing
groups asking what marmite was. Scott then replied.
(BTW it sounds disgusting :-)
So to everyone once again I apologize for not changing the group to which I was
posting.
Jude
xFUT lugnet.things_taken_too_far.posting_to_the_wrong_group
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| (...) For the record, I am neither "bent out of shape" or "crying".... but just bemused. (...) on (...) I had it for my breakfast this morning, and I liked it so much I had a second helping. It may not sound all that great, but I do know what is in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) His retort was, at least, posted to the proper group. (...) No, nothing compels you to, but if you're annoyed by an off-topic post, this is the place to say something about it. Instead of getting all bent out of shape when someone points out (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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