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Re: Louisiana bans gay marriages
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lugnet.people.lgbt
Date: 
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:28:33 GMT
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In lugnet.people.lgbt, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> In lugnet.people.lgbt, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > In lugnet.people.lgbt, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> > > In lugnet.people.lgbt, Todd Lehman wrote:
> > > > In lugnet.people.lgbt, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> > > > > PS Is this on-topic and something that is allowable to talk about here?
> > > > 
> > > > Yes
> > > 
> > > My question would should it appear on the main new message listing?  It doesn't
> > > pertain to Lego, much the same way that off-topic.debate doesn't, and that
> > > doesn't appear on the main message list (not demanding anything here, just
> > > curious).
> > 
> > Well, a fair number of the rtlToronto group's posts don't pertain to LEGO and
> > they appear on the main new message listing.  If people don't want to read the
> > posts here that they can add this group to the skip filter settings.
> > 
> > -Orion
> 
> I'm sorry, but what does a skip-filter have to do with the main message scroll?
> If one could skip-filter it, then why would the off-topic forum be filtered out
> by the system itself?
> 
> This is in regards to the main new message scroll that on-line users see in the
> news main area, and doesn't apply to those who only get their Lugnet messages
> via email.  Given the statements of many of those that wanted the lgbt forum, I
> thought they would prefer to not have it on the main scroll.  If .lgbt contains
> both on and off-topic material, I can see why by default its messages would
> appear on the main scroll.  Anyway, it was a question for Todd and he can handle
> it however he likes, I was just curious about the policy.
> 
> -->Bruce<--

I'm curious too. Gay marriage as a topic, not related to LEGO at all, should go
in off-topic.debate IMHO.

-Tim



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(...) To be honest I think this topic would fall under the "acceptance issues" portion the group's carter and therefore be on topic for this group. -Orion FUT to off-topic.debate (22 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.lgbt)

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(...) I'm sorry, but what does a skip-filter have to do with the main message scroll? If one could skip-filter it, then why would the off-topic forum be filtered out by the system itself? This is in regards to the main new message scroll that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.lgbt)

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