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(...) Well, I'm writing this on December 25th in a hotel room before we go spend the day with family and I don't take what Larry said as a snipe on Christianity. The celebration of the Winter Solstice predates the celebration of Christmas by a good (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) What Larry said. Just that the two of you opt to keep .debate around. Chris (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I started the thred in both .debate and .admin.general because I felt there was an issue with how Lugnet is run, and the effect .debate has on the whole of Lugnet. Perhaps it wasn't the right thing to do, it certainly did grow beyond what is (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hi, Why are you guys debating the uselessness of .debate in the admin.general group? I would think you would do this in .debate. Anyway I thought it was kinda funny. Cheers! Gary (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, for my own part, I think the debate has turned a corner. Perhaps we've convinced Larry and Scott A to back off a bit, and I think the current dicsussion is actually bringing up some interesting points, and doesn't seem as much to be (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ah, Larry, always throwing a few snipes in to Christianity, huh? I expected nothing less, that's all right. (...) Folks, all I responded to was Frank Filz (SP?) discussion about debate, and according to what he thought, I agreed with him. I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The way it's written one could almost read it as he hopes that you two have a lot of fights with each other, rather a mean thing to wish so close to Winter Solstice festival, don't you think? :-) So I'm doubting *that* is what he meant. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) About what? --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Can the two of you please take all of this offline to private email? --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I read your other post, and you made some groovy assertions. I suppose I'm as guilty of "point-scoring" as anyone else, but I wasn't consciously doing it to amass points. Sometimes it seems to me simply polite to address each point in turn, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Well, Larry, surely you spend a lot more time reading these newsgroups than most, so perhaps only a few have ventured down to this part of the discussion tree. If you like, you could refer to the post in (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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For future use, *all* auction announcements are supposed to be in ".market.auction", and *not* in any of the "themed" directories. Franklin (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> Whoops. Forgot to trim lugnet.admin.general from followups, please, if you respond, do trim your followups even though I forgot to. ++Lar (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Paul Baulch writes: <snip> I snipped the whole thing rather than responding point by point. I'll summarise my stance as follows: Great post. I'm disappointed that no one else commmented yet. Is it because everyone agrees (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Or in this thread, unless one is trying to prove that people can't keep .debate topics in the right place. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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Scott and Chris, this has surely got to the point where it no longer belongs in admin.general. Kevin (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) "theft"? (...) If others have opinions which are based on emotion, rather than reason, it does not assist understanding. One should have a reasoned argument, not just gut feelings. To call taxation “theft” is not helpful. (...) Oh yes. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I do not. I think it is potentially very valuable. But that depends on the way in which it conducted, like all issues of debate style. If you throw out questions that seem disingenuous, people think that you're sniping. (...) so. (...) I agree (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) We British are a subtle bunch Chris. (...) I really do not think I do "insult as a debate tactic". (...) It is pertinent to highlight that an individual may not have a belief on an issue, but may still question that of others. Or do you (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) rights, (...) valid, (...) What does that mean? :-) (...) to (...) then (...) Scott, I think that Larry meant you specifically, and others who behave similarly. I think that's clear. But at least his insult to you was thinly veiled. It would (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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