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Message no. 1
From: Frank Pelletier <jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA>
Subject: Clueless Newbie?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 15:53:38 +0000
Greetings,

As a so-called "newbie" , I was left with many questions concerning the recent
posts to this list. Who made these mistakes? As the only new face
around that I could see, I assume it was me. Please, tell me what I
did wrong (formatting, Bad sends, Reply usage, etc.). I could not
set the REPRO command on the list, since it seems locked since the
17th, so I could not see my own messages. Therefore, if it was me,
please bear with it. If it wasn't..then, I got to find a cure for my
paranoia ;)

Salutations,

Frank Pelletier

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Message no. 2
From: Asia J Raven <rook-raven@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Clueless Newbie?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 16:39:57 EDT
On Thu, 18 Sep 1997 15:53:38 +0000 Frank Pelletier
<jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA> writes:
>Greetings,
>
>As a so-called "newbie" , I was left with many questions concerning the
recent
>posts to this list. Who made these mistakes? As the only new face
>around that I could see, I assume it was me. Please, tell me what I
>did wrong (formatting, Bad sends, Reply usage, etc.). I could not
>set the REPRO command on the list, since it seems locked since the
>17th, so I could not see my own messages. Therefore, if it was me,
>please bear with it. If it wasn't..then, I got to find a cure for my
>paranoia ;)

Find a cure for your paranoia. It was Tyrell, who quoted a post, while
responding to a message marked private without authorization, and didn't
sign the post properly(no time/date stamp), on ShadowTK - Where quoting
is a major no-no.

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Message no. 3
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Clueless Newbie?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 22:47:44 +0100
In message <199709182005.QAA01588@****.qc.ca>, Frank Pelletier
<jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA> writes
>Greetings,
>
>As a so-called "newbie" , I was left with many questions concerning the
recent
>posts to this list. Who made these mistakes?

Someone called "Tyrell Hughes". Not you, you've been fine. He posted:


> *****PRIVATE: Rook, Gweedo, Mani, Wildthing, Fang, Ice
> >>>>>[We move tonight.]<<<<<
> -- Ronin <18:04:33/09-14-58>>>
>>>>>>>[and I'll be there waiting for you]<<<<<
-tyrell

Quoted the previous message and omitted the T/D, both bad. What I missed
was that he was jumping into a PRIVATE: thread without permission,
arguably worse.


Trust me, if you had sinned then one or both Dread Executors would have
landed on you. I'm the Nice Guy Dread Executor. Brian... Don't make
Brian angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

Anyway, I have no problem at all with your behaviour so far. Please,
keep posting.

One day you'll make a mistake. And we'll be waiting }:)

MUAHAHAHAhahahahaha....
Message no. 4
From: "Mark A. Imbriaco" <mark@******.NET>
Subject: Re: Clueless Newbie?
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 08:42:06 -0400
On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Paul J. Adam wrote:

> In message <199709182005.QAA01588@****.qc.ca>, Frank Pelletier
> <jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA> writes
> >Greetings,
> >
> >As a so-called "newbie" , I was left with many questions concerning the
recent
> >posts to this list. Who made these mistakes?
>
> Someone called "Tyrell Hughes". Not you, you've been fine. He posted:
>
>
> > *****PRIVATE: Rook, Gweedo, Mani, Wildthing, Fang, Ice
> > >>>>>[We move tonight.]<<<<<
> > -- Ronin <18:04:33/09-14-58>>>
> >>>>>>>[and I'll be there waiting for you]<<<<<
> -tyrell
>
> Quoted the previous message and omitted the T/D, both bad. What I missed
> was that he was jumping into a PRIVATE: thread without permission,
> arguably worse.

Technically worse, but it doesn't get under my skin as much
as the horrendous formatting and the lack of proper capitalization.

> Trust me, if you had sinned then one or both Dread Executors would have
> landed on you. I'm the Nice Guy Dread Executor. Brian... Don't make
> Brian angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry.

Heh. The tag team idea is working out almost exactly
as I planned it. *EG*

-Mark
Message no. 5
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Clueless Newbie?
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 14:20:44 +0100
|Greetings,

Hello...

|As a so-called "newbie" , I was left with many questions concerning the recent
|posts to this list. Who made these mistakes? As the only new face
|around that I could see, I assume it was me. Please, tell me what I
|did wrong (formatting, Bad sends, Reply usage, etc.). I could not
|set the REPRO command on the list, since it seems locked since the
|17th, so I could not see my own messages. Therefore, if it was me,
|please bear with it. If it wasn't..then, I got to find a cure for my
|paranoia ;)

Well, if it was you who posted a responce to a PRIVATE: message, quoting the
original, not including a tag line with the words "And I'll be there waiting
for you", then yes... It was you...

If you read the FAQ or lurked for a while, and know how to format and not
reply to PRIVATE: messages, then no... It wasn't...

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