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From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: (OT) Death of a game was: Re: FASA SRTCG expansion policy
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 20:54:58 -0400
At 10:03 AM 7/31/98 +1000, Lady Jestyr wrote these timeless words:
>> >You have a good point, but could you please try and write clearer
>> >English? This isn't a warez-d00dz IRC channel, and we have a lot of
>> >listmembers who don't have English as a first language.
>> >
>> >This goes for all those of you who are tempted to take shortcuts when
>> >writing messages. Thankyou.
>>
>> if they have a problem understanding it, they can just sound it out,
>> yea, like we all learned in kindergarden and 1st grade... it shouldn't
>> matter if someone uses ebonix or not
>
>The point is:
>
>1. They shouldn't have to make an extra effort to read list messages
>because list members are too lazy to write properly.
>
>2. This is a list policy. Whether or not you think it's unfair, it works
>fine for this list and has done from day 1. It's not negotiable, I'm
>afraid.
>
PLUS...

We mock people who do that behind their backs... Yup, ALL of us... We
unsub the offender from the list long enough to post a dozen messages
making fun of the people like that, then we resub 'em and yell at 'em for
sounding like twonks.

<grin>

Bull
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