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(...) It's hardly silly at all, actually... It may be unfortunate for some, perhaps, but it's a completely sound logical decision nonetheless. And it actually has nothing whatsoever to do with personal preferences[1] or worrying whether kids[2] are (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with Todd here. There are certain places where it is appropriate to use "gutter" language, such as in small groups of people. There are some places where it is not, such as large groups, particularly when you don't know everyone in the (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) and (...) is (...) various (...) Ok, name them. (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well I really don't think this post needs a reply and I have instituted my own rule about not posting flames in response to ignorant posts, so I won't but this seems as good a place as any for me to post about how I feel on the matter. 1. As (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with Todd, it's why I left RTL in 1999. The Mad Hatter was the final straw. Gary Istok (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Man, now I gotta go back into deja.com and see how stupid someone had to be to completely alienate someone as smart and creative as Gary. Which leads me to wonder... As alt.forlklore.urban and some other usenet groups had people taking notes (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the (...) with (...) few (...) is (...) and (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You certainly are more optimistic than me. I think respect is something that has to be earned, either by actions or attitude or both. In my industry, and even within my company I come across a lot of people who are less than competent to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Hello, (...) Respect as an abstraction isn't variable for me; what I respect about another is. Note that Todd himself hasn't fallen back on that "because I said so" argument--and when we had the leaked-scans issue, he was very quick to give (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Sproaticus wrote in message <388C8BED.3BCCF9F@io.com>... (...) final (...) to (...) Definitely, go to Deja-News and read the Mad Hatter thread. The poster known as "Mad Hatter" was not stupid. Egotistical, certainly. Immature, without doubt. Rude, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Lindsay, I think we are talking semantics here, and I can mostly be blamed for the confusion due to my less than accademic-standard grasp of the written and spoken word. (...) True, and that is one of the reasons why I accord him with a great deal (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, um, uh, gee, thanks Paul. The Mad Hatter was actually not the only reason I left RTL. Time was another consideration. I just didn't have enough time to do both RTL and LUGNET justice. I really did see the good in Mr. Hatter. I saw (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Paul Baulch wrote: [snipped interesting analysis and color commentary of Mad Hatter bruhaha] I must have missed parts/most of the Mad Hatter thing. I don't think I did, but I must have. I feel the Mandroid mess was way worse than (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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