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| | | In lugnet.admin.nntp, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) However, if certain people are uncomfortable posting in .general groups, or certain people are uncomfortable reading about certain things in .general groups, shouldn't there be sub groups made to (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Uncomfortable posting what exactly? (...) That's my point. Why should there ever arise that kind of situation? If it is on-topic, what could possibly be the problem? (...) I assume you are talking about on-topic subjects that would belong in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —David Koudys
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| | | | | (...) "Hi! I've made a new moc! It's a train car and it's all rainbow coloured! It's somethign I decided to be creative with, and I wanted a symbol of my homosexuality." Tell me how that would be received in .general, or .moc or anything not .lgbt. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Well, are you talking about discomfort for the poster or the group reading the post? To assume that everyone in .general is a "homophobe" is a bit extreme. If don't care for his post, he will never know about it if I post nothing in reply. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —Rob Hendrix
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| | | | | | | (...) Egg-fricking-xactly (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —David Koudys
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| | | | | | (...) Whereas I agree with the sentiment, as in 'Wouldn't it be nice if we all could just... get along...'--a real world example: People compartmentalize all the time. I rarely talk about my LEGO hobby to folks at work, with family and friends, and (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | (...) John, it seems like the sum of your point is that there should be nothing on LUGNET that isn't directly about LEGO. If that's right, why do you contribute to .o-t.d? It seems a little off. Chris (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Why these news groups were created —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Because I am presenting a case to the admin, and also for the fact that I have decided to no longer contribute or participate in any group on LUGNET that is publically off-topic (I now have them skip-filtered in the meantime) But you are (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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