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Subject: 
Re: Is LEGO safe in Fish Tanks? (Safe for the fish)
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lugnet.faq
Date: 
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 06:19:03 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, Dean Husby writes:
This is a follow up to my original post. I know it's bad form to reply
to one's own post but I think this one works as an exception.

(Hi Dean, sorry to interrupt :)

I've seen people say things similar to that before but I've never understood
what has led to them feel that way.  I don't think there's any such stigma
here (there shouldn't be!) about replying to one's own post.  (Maybe there
is out on Usenet?)

--Todd



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  Following up oneself (Was: Re: Is LEGO safe in Fish Tanks? (Safe for the fish))
 
(...) [ie, "sorry to follow myself up] (...) There is on Usenet. I'm not sure exactly where it comes from, but it is bad nettiquette. I *think* it's to prevent one person from keeping a thread alive when no one else cares. At any rate, I have seen (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Is LEGO safe in Fish Tanks? (Safe for the fish)
 
(...) This is a follow up to my original post. I know it's bad form to reply to one's own post but I think this one works as an exception. We called TLG on the above question and after some discussions and a call back 'Brian' at Lego stated that the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.faq)

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