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Subject: 
Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms
Date: 
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 19:26:49 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.terms, Scott Sanburn writes:
[...] Is bragging offensive to some people? Yes. Does it
not belong on LUGNET? Not according to what Todd said.

For the record, I did not say that bragging didn't belong here.

[...] whether it is a flog or not, I guess the best way to
look at it is to see the intent.

First, I have to take it face value; I'm not a mind reader.  Lar has stated
several times that it was a brag and not a flog.  So be it.  Second, flogs
in theme groups are currently not against the T&C in the first place.  End
of story.

[...] Todd voiced his opinions as well, but it still
seems a little unresolved.

Larry did not break the T&C.

--Todd



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  Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
 
Todd, (...) Well, that settles that. Thank you Todd for the clarification. Scott S. (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
  Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
 
(...) Ooh, Scott's sentence structure there is icky. There's some double negatavism going on, but the phrase "does it not belong" is usually intended to mean the same is "is it true that it belongs"... (...) One thing I strongly suggest you also add (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)

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  Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
 
I watched this with some amusement, and some amazement. First, Larry is a stand up person, whom I have met, and whose creations are worth bragging about, having seen them up close. He does brag, it is part of him, but at the same time, I think he (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)

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