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Re: Don't edit posts and claim OP posted it!!



On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 07:31:01AM -0400, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> On Thursday 17 July 2008 04:27:00 am John Devereux wrote:
> > Chris Bannister <mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz> writes:
> > > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 05:28:38PM +0100, Steven Maddox (Cyorxamp) wrote:
> > >> Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> > >
> > > [..]
> > >
> > >>> I thought you said an alpha release.  That is testing.  I am not a
> > >>> developer and I don't use testing, I use Sid.  In my eight years with
> > >>> Debian, testing seems a ....... BLAH BLAH BLAH
> > >
> Snip
> > > <Flabergasted that no one has commented>
> >
> > But he *did* write that - he quoted the OP, as indicated by the
> > correct number of ">>" being used. It remained clear he was not the
> > original author. True, the original authors name was snipped.
> >
> > --
> >
> > John Devereux
> 
> It is the  quoted .....BLAH BLAH BLAH that Carl is commenting on.  Thanks 
> Carl, I did not write "Blah blah blah" but that is no big deal.  That was 
> just a mistake in quoting.  That happens.  I did not even notice it, but just 
> mentally supplied the intent:  The responder did not like my reply.  His 
> choice.  

Was that a deliberate joke?  I didn't comment on anything.
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