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Re: A modest proposal from a modest person
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 24 Oct 2001 18:58:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > How about 1a. Ban both of them from replying to each other (at least as a
> > trial measure)?
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> I'll give you a different proposal...
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> I'll forego replying to ANY post of Larry's, relevant or not, if everyone
> else does too... and I'll hew to that just as long as everyone else can hold
> out too. As soon as some regular slips up, (we'll ignore wanderers who
> reply) it's over. That takes what Larry does completely out of the equation.
Fair enough. In fact why don't we take turns. Each time someone else slips
up it's the other one's turn not to get replied to by the group.
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| (...) In fact, the more I think about this, the more I like it. It gives a very strong incentive NOT to post irrelevant things, and instead to post things that are so compelling that people want to reply to them. As long as I'm the one "in the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I'll give you a different proposal... I'll forego replying to ANY post of Larry's, relevant or not, if everyone else does too... and I'll hew to that just as long as everyone else can hold out too. As soon as some regular slips up, (we'll (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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