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In lugnet.loc.uk, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> In .loc.uk it was said ...
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> > On Lugnet we spread ourselves among the themes we are interested in,
> > occasionally cross-posting to loc.uk too (unlike the Australians who seem
> > always to cross-post which explains the huge traffic in loc.au).
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> I must say I was a bit surprised by the assertion that we Aussies have some
> unusual cross-posting fetish.
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> So, research was called for ...
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> For messages posted in June 2002 in .loc.au I found that:
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> 91 were exclusively in .loc.au
> 3 were cross-posted but only to other Australians groups (e.g. .org.au)
> 11 were cross-posted to other LUGnet groups
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> For messages posted in June 2002 in .loc.uk I found that:
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> 55 were exclusively in .loc.uk
> 0 were cross-posted to other UK groups (or so it appeared to me)
> 13 were cross-posted to other LUGnet groups
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> While this is a somewhat rough-and-ready experiment, it does seem to suggest
> that Australians are not "always" cross-posting, and that the huge levels of
> Australian traffic reflect the fact that we genuinely have more to say to one
> another. But being good sports, we are happy to come over and do our bit for
> Blighty in .loc.uk if you need us!
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> Kerry, who couldn't resist a cross-posting on this particular occasion
Er. That proves that impressions can be misleading, perhaps that things
have changed since I noticed (thought I noticed) it, and certainly that I
should make sure, before I say something, that my foot is nowhere near my mouth.
So, I offer a complete retraction of my erroneous and misjudged comment and
agree that, as we all know, Australians have a lot to say!
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| (...) ------8< snipped >8------ (...) ;) all in good fun... (of course) As a true blue Aussie myself... all I can say is "no worries Mate", "get over it sunshine" and "she'll be apples"... Cheesy grins =) Mel (gotta 'ava sense a humour!) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.au)
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| In .loc.uk it was said ... (...) I must say I was a bit surprised by the assertion that we Aussies have some unusual cross-posting fetish. So, research was called for ... For messages posted in June 2002 in .loc.au I found that: 91 were exclusively (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.au)
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