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Re: Reducing the level of chatter in lugnet.lego.direct
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Date: 
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 01:11:11 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Todd Lehman writes:

If it were automatic and silent (i.e., no error message), I worry that
people would post and then say, "Hey, where did my post go?  It didn't show
up!  I'll post it again.  Hey, where did my post go?"

Yes, please add my name to that list  ;]

In-your-face notification/warning is a Good Thing.  I
already "lose" threads that I post in because I didn't
notice a FUT was set.  'Course I've been known to lose
my keyboard, too, but that's a different story...  :]

KDJ
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LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada



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  Re: Reducing the level of chatter in lugnet.lego.direct
 
(...) If it were automatic and silent (i.e., no error message), I worry that people would post and then say, "Hey, where did my post go? It didn't show up! I'll post it again. Hey, where did my post go?" --Todd (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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