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Re: malicious behavior
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:57:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl wrote:
> Ross Crawford wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal wrote:
> > > > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford wrote:
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> > > > > > Seems to me he regularly chimes in every few months. But I could be wrong.
> > > > > You are. Twice in the past half year.
> > > > And just how does that make my statement "he regularly chimes in every few
> > > > months" wrong?
> > > Because twice in the past half year isn't the same as regularly chiming in
> > > every few months.
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> > LOL please explain the difference to me?
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> "Regularly chiming in every few months" over a period of 6 months means
> chiming in twice, spaced "regularly" over the time, i.e at 3 months and
> 6 months.
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> Chiming in twice in the last 6 months could mean chiming in on Day One
> and Day Two, and not for the rest of the 118 days.
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> See the difference? It's there.
OK. I thought I could assume people would read my question in the context of the
current thread, but I guess that was a rash assumption.
So please explain how that difference applies in this particular case?
ROSCO
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Ross, The difference is Tom uses a calendar that has months that are 20 days long on average. Those crazy Americans, first they mess up DST now they have a new calendar. Jude (20 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: malicious behavior
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| (...) You can't assume that because he has posted on LUGNET a few times, he is reading or aware of anything that is going on on LUGNET. The only real way to know if someone is a regular reader is if that person posts often each week. Sure, there are (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: malicious behavior
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| (...) "Regularly chiming in every few months" over a period of 6 months means chiming in twice, spaced "regularly" over the time, i.e at 3 months and 6 months. Chiming in twice in the last 6 months could mean chiming in on Day One and Day Two, and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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