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  straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
(...) I don't think Scott named anyone in particular in connection with that label. He may even have been referring to a brief mail that I sent him. (...) I think this is best dropped. I don't think Scott broke any of the T&C, either. The closest (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
 
  Re: straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
(...) Eh. I don't know how clearly this came through in my original post, but I really don't think what Scott posted was off-topic enough or sustained enough to complain about. My main point was merely that his reaction was fairly typical of any (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
 
  Re: straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Thanks Todd, I am glad to see another voice of reason in this. Jude What possessed the first person to eat marmite? xFUT lugnet.off-topic.fun (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
Lorbaat wrote: ..... (...) Is there any possibility that the complaint, or the system itself are somehow ridiculous at least a bit (especially when stretched)? Selçuk (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
 
  Re: straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
(...) This is a key point - I think Todd covered it. Rules do exist, and they should be respected. However, enforcing them in a "jobs worth" manner just alienates everyone. If we all sifted through each and every post and winged about infractions at (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
 
  Re: straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
(...) I did not mean ridicule anyone or anything. I feel like ridiculing someone right now, but I am too busy... Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
 
  Re: straying off-topic & marmites (was: Re: the best laid plans of mice and men)
 
(...) These things always seem to blow up when someone exercises "vigilante justice" (I haven't followed through 100% of this particular instance to say that this one is a case of "vigilante justice" but I'm speaking from a general viewpoint). What (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
 
  Re: vegemite vs marmite (was: Re: staying off-topic & marmites)
 
(...) I am proud to say that I've never eaten Marmite -- on the other hand I have Vegemite on toast every day! It is delicious, and I can hardly imagine life without it. Random Vegemite Trivia: * Launched in competiton to Marmite, Vegemite was for a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: vegemite vs marmite (was: Re: staying off-topic & marmites)
 
PS Sorry for the auto-reply, but I just found this: (URL) Zen --Dave (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.loc.au)

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