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Article #371Re: A little off-topic help.
From: Brian {Hamilton Kelly}
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:00
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In article <8i$KqFAwbvO1EwIw@atomor.demon.co.uk>, Tony Morgan
<tonym@atomor.demon.co.uk> writes:
> In article <CZQ0ZHAa3cO1Ew9Q@dv-8.demon.co.uk>, David Richards <dv-
> 8@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>>It is somewhat surprising that you are unable to comprehend that this
>>thread is being cross-posted to *three* newsgroups - therefore making
>>references to 'the title of this newsgroup' are meaningless as no-one
>>knows *which* newsgroup(s) you are reading.
> Time was when such breaches of nettiquette like this would be
> universally flamed.
>
> As it has nothing to do with cross-posting, are you deliberately being
> obtuse, or merely being a pratt defending this obvious dilution of the
> purpose of this newsgroup.
>
> The simple action of posting to *this* (demon.homepages.authoring) is
> sufficient to condemn.
One could contend that the presence of this thread in d.h.a would be a "good
thing", considering how many grammatical and spelling howlers are
perpetrated on web sites these days --- a little larning might rub off upon
the bystanders...
--
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From: tex@gw.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk (Brian {Hamilton Kelly})
Subject: Re: A little off-topic help.
Date: 1998/04/24
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