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(...) I should say one thing: My comment about perfectionism and alcoholism wasn't meant as a jab or stab -- on the contrary, I meant it as a very serious question (not that I expect a response) and empathize with anyone suffering from either or (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) into (...) <insert voice of moderation> Well, Matthew Moulton has been, IMO and in the apparant majority of opinions, a jerk today. *BUT* If you search back, you'll notice that he's been an infrequent, generally reasonable poster for upwards (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Me either. I haven't gotten really mad in a long time and I've somewhat forgotten how to act professionally while mad. I guess I need more practice! (...) Well, technically, yes, of course...but I don't see any clear-cut grounds for that, do (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... *snipped the topic* (...) issues. (...) considered (...) This is not the response I would have expected from you Todd. Isn't it easier to deny him to post, rather than upsetting people that maybe suffer from the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You're right -- it wasn't a good idea, and I didn't add anything constructive in that post, and worst of all it didn't come out how I meant it. I was trying to make a point about blowharding and not about ability or results. --Todd (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Todd's just as much a part of this community as anyone else here, and I don't think anything should limit him from speaking his mind, aside from his own discresion of course. I think he's also looking out for the community by standing up to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) community's (...) Todd, I don't think this is a good idea. You, of all people, don't need to get into a shooting match about who has done what for the community. I myself think highly of you and, through what I've seen on Lugnet, you are (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Matthew, please move your drivel to .off-topic.debate or somewhere else off of LUGNET. You're adding no value to the .space group -- in fact, by all these off-topic posts, you're detracting value from it. (...) I hope you leave. --Todd (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Matthew, when will you realize that the more you try to discourage people from this, the more it will have the opposite effect? I bet that makes you very frustrated. (...) A one-dimensional, warped perception of reality. (...) Humans need (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (tone down your sarcasm meter - it might go off) AH, I see. So you're only a jerk other places! Here, you're the essence of good-natured fun. Sorry, bub. You seem to have some capacity for critical thought (albiet used very childishly - just (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I generally share that belief. However, it seems to me that you come here to make not criticism but noise. Harsh criticism only has a chance of positive results when those doing the criticizing are respected and well articulated. --Todd (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Tin God, no. Maybe a tin spitoon. --Todd (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I used to be a fan of Matthew's weapons designs, but I'm afraid that I too am going to suffer, going forward, from limited interest in things Matthew says and creates. It's my own fault for not being able to ignore his rotten attitude, but I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Words from someone who has been eating too much humble pie? (cough) (...) I must be missing something -- all I saw that Jude said in his announcement was, "I left you a little teaser for now." I don't see how that is tantamount to making (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Thats what i meant, sorry (...) True (...) On TV in the UK i have seen it in books as well in the College Libery (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Is this a US only usage? In Australia AFAIK "Lego" is "Lego", a collective noun for the toy system, and the bricks are "Lego bricks". Maybe it's because we're used to sheep and wheat, or maybe we're just smarter ;^)(hey, this is o- t-d!). (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Aspirin is still a trademark here (Canada) but not in the UK. It varies from country to country. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Exactly. That was the initial motivation of my post. (...) Heh! You're right--even insofar as AFOLs already face a certain stigma, unfounded though it may be, the sort of pedantry we're describing stands out as somehow more extreme. Dave! (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) but (...) brick (...) Good general example, but bad specifics, both of these product names are still protected trademarks. Contrast cola and aspirin, lost by The Coca Cola Company, Inc. and Bayer Farben AG respectively, I believe. ++Lar (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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