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From: maxg@tekig.UUCP (Max Guernsey)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Stop the mindless repitition of old articles !
Message-ID: <2645@tekig.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 20-Jun-85 22:42:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekig.2645
Posted: Thu Jun 20 22:42:53 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 22-Jun-85 23:53:19 EDT
References: <463@bgsuvax.UUCP> <327@moncol.UUCP> <2627@tekig.UUCP> <162@watmum.UUCP>
Reply-To: maxg@tekig.UUCP (Max Guernsey)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

In article <162@watmum.UUCP> cdshaw@watmum.UUCP (Chris Shaw) writes:
>I just read an article that was 90 lines long... 84 lines were of this type:
>>>>>
>>>>> old article
>>>> reply
>>> reply to reply
>> addition to reply
>
>and the final 6 lines were as follows.
>
>" Is it because the BASICA and BASIC on the AT still go to ROM for some of the
>subroutines?
>
>maxg@tekig5
>
>PS has anybody got a good termcap for Crosstalk's vt100?	"
>
>This type of nonsense I cannot stand... some guy wants to post an article
>quickly, so he just hauls in the old one WITHOUT EDITING, and adds his 0.0001
>cents worth to the end.
>
>All I can say is...   STOP IT, GODDAMMIT !!!     I have more to do than just
>sit here and wade through 4 articles that I've read 1,2,3 and 4 times before!
>ANYBODY who reads this newsgroup MUST read it at least once a week and will NO
>DOUBT remember old articles if you just make short reference to their contents.
>QUOTING THE WHOLE COLLECTION OF PREVIOUS ARTICLES IS UNNECESSARY AND SHOULD BE
>STOPPED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
><flame off>
>
>Did everyone hear that ??  Do we all understand ??  Good. 
>Now back to work, everyone !
>
>(thank-you for your indulgence)
>
>Chris Shaw    watmath!watmum!cdshaw  or  cdshaw@watmath
>University of Waterloo
>In doubt?  Eat hot high-speed death -- the experts' choice in gastric vileness !

Boy are you testy!

maxg@tekig4