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From: dianeh@gryphon.COM (Diane Holt)
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Subject: Re: The disservice of pushing for sci.aquaria
Message-ID: <22313@gryphon.COM>
Date: 16 Nov 89 15:51:53 GMT
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Reply-To: dianeh@binky.UUCP (Diane Holt)
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In <1989Nov15.224305.6345@rpi.edu> tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) writes:
>In <22279@gryphon.COM> dianeh@gryphon.COM (Diane Holt) writes:
>> Get it? -- "...but, because of the name, it may not be generally available."
>>
>> The statement made no sense; therefore, it was countered.
>
>The statement makes fine sense for anyone who has been paying
>attention.  Many site admins have reported that they will not be
>carrying the group.  How could anyone see all of these people coming
>out to say that the group will not exist at their site yet still
>believe it would be as widely distributed as most other groups in the
>Big Seven?

"Many site admins"?  "All of these people"?  Yeah, like what? -- 4, 5,
maybe 6 or so?...

Do you understand the difference between the word "generally" and the
word "specifically"?

Like, do you understand that generally you're not too bright, but
specifically, you're a yutz?

>> Geez, isn't there any discussion-oriented group on the Net that
>> has people who keep track of what's been said?
>
>Oh, like you are?

Yes.  Exactly.

(And who told you to put those stupid name things in front of the quoted
 lines of text?  I hate that shit.  That's why I edited them out.  Don't
 do that anymore.  I mean it.)

Diane Holt
(dianeh@binky.UUCP)

"'Big Seven' *this*, pal."