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| You forgot one moderating method: Use the password checker, and only accept messages which passes a certain limit of security (or a modified version of the checker, with a specialized dictionary). Seriously, if you have a group with 'free speech', (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I think there is some overflow from .debate into other groups. I can't absolutely put my finger on it (in part because I realize that in part the Larry vs. Scott shouting match may have started outside of .debate, but I certainly see linkage (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) What is the added value to those of you who want .debate gone? I can completely understand not valuing the presense of debate, even I duck out now and then when I'm busy. But I don't get the motive behind the suggestion that it should be gone. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| To all, I might as well thorw a comment into the fray here..... (...) I gave up on debate about a year ago now, simply because Icould not stand it anymore. There is a lot of hostile people around, that seem to thrive in debate, and not anywhere else (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Larry, you really are a conceited. I'm happy for you to refer to me however you want - as I am pretty thick skinned. The positions I adopt are, often, more about educating myself than spamming this group with my philosophy on life, the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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