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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 18:12:31 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Jude Beaudin writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes:
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
> >
> > > 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?
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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 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.
> >
> > 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
For the record, I am neither "bent out of shape" or "crying".... but just
bemused.
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> 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.
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> > , 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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> ^
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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.
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> (BTW it sounds disgusting :-)
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 it.
Scott A
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> So to everyone once again I apologize for not changing the group to which I • was
> posting.
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> Jude
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> xFUT lugnet.things_taken_too_far.posting_to_the_wrong_group
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| (...) Interesting that you're bemused enough to complain about how oppressed you are, but not enough to do something to change the situation. Interesting also that you chose to respond only to the inflammatory parts of my post, rather than the real (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) retort? (...) is (...) to (...) 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. (...) ^ ^ ^ ^ A post script just (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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