 | | Re: Incorrect group posting [was RE: cartoonnetwork.com is having an online contest]
|
|
(...) The original announcement was so that other would know about the event. [There are a lot of users/lurkers who don't look at the .loc groups.] Because I use a mail server, I was unable to set future/follow-up, and so the reply to my post went (...) (26 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.admin.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Incorrect group posting [was RE: cartoonnetwork.com is having an online contest]
|
|
(...) If you feel like this (and I do have some sympathy, being in Canada it's irritating to find competitions are US only, or US vendors won't ship outside the US), why did you post the announcement of LegoOz 2000.7 to lugnet.general? Especially (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.admin.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Incorrect group posting [was RE: cartoonnetwork.com is having an online contest]
|
|
I don't really see how this is a "US Only" thing just because only "US Residents" can enter the contest. I personally went to look just to see the mural. Granted, not really a good picture of it there, but you don't hear me complaining that Julie (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.admin.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Incorrect group posting [was RE: cartoonnetwork.com is having an online contest]
|
|
<trimming newsgroups... :-)> I end up with mixed feelings on the subject of where posts should go. On the one hand, I do think lugnet.general is overused. On the other, I'm reading from the web more and more, and usually just use the top level view, (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Incorrect group posting [was RE: cartoonnetwork.com is having an online contest]
|
|
(...) IF you forgot to say that you were in Oz when you saw it. On the other hand people post this all the time and others jump on it and arrange for some cross border buying and selling. But your example is flawed as that post belongs in (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.admin.general)
|
