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Re: 14 posts by Scott just now
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:14:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > 
> > The subject line is misleading. The messages were posted over the last two
> > days - check the dates. They were authorised today.
> 
>   Scott, I think you have a problem with your newsreader.  There
>   are indeed 14 posts from right about the same time (roughly 2
>   hours ago).  In fact, this post too is "doubled."  A lot of the
>   others are cloned posts too.

Thanks, I have asked for two to be deleted already. I won't blame the
newsreader for that problem. :-/

> 
> > > and 13 were repetition of the same tired swill. At least *one* was something
> > > other than "what, no answer?" repeated ad nauseum.
> > 
> > Get the hint.
> 
>   I'm not sure that's exactly doing much besides annoying the
>   rest of us.  It's definitely not advancing the discussion
>   (and in fact has pretty effectively killed it, I'd guess).


Indeed. I am re-thinking this approach.

The thread died when Larry failed to submit himself to questioning. This was
an attempt to resurrect it.

Thanks for your input.

Scott A



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  Re: 14 posts by Scott just now
 
(...) Scott, I think you have a problem with your newsreader. There are indeed 14 posts from right about the same time (roughly 2 hours ago). In fact, this post too is "doubled." A lot of the others are cloned posts too. (...) I'm not sure that's (...) (25 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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