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- From: monaghn@garnet.berkeley.edu (Mara Monaghan)
- Newsgroups: ba.singles
- Subject: Newbie Testing (was Re: Thanks for the boink, Bob!)
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 22:09:23 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- References: <1993Jan19.091924.27451@netcom.com> <1993Jan19.182529.5624@eagercon.com> <1jkvo2$sif@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993Jan21.030748.19873@netcom.com> <1jn2fq$jln@agate.berkeley.edu> <grismore-250193093956@macb042.mv.us.adobe.com>
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- >In article <grismore-250193093956@macb042.mv.us.adobe.com>, grismore@adobe.com (Doug Grismore) writes:
- >
- > >In article <1jn2fq$jln@agate.berkeley.edu>, monaghn@garnet.berkeley.edu
- > >(Mara Monaghan) wrote:
- > > Now, being able to write a post so that
- > > it can't be quoted out of context *is* a
- > > skill that I have to work on. :-).
- >
- > Any other skills you'd like to ... hone?
-
- Why?
- Have you gotten tired of grinding your own axe? ;-)
-
- > The above is just an example of the many ways even the safest
- > of posts can be taken out of context. The easiest way to avoid
- > it is: don't post.
-
- Hey! Professor Grismore!
- I know the next answer! The above statement
- is an example of someone posting a reply
- before reading the *entire* thread. He's
- merely restating the advice given by
- a net.reader on Jan 22. He has also missed
- the newbie's reply to the posted advice.
-
-
- > The easiest way to *deal* with it is to laugh.
- >- Doug --- grismore@adobe.com
-
- Oh- Definitely sound advice :-)
- -Mara
-
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