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



On Thursday 17 July 2008 07:54:08 am Carl Fink wrote:
> 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.
> --
> Carl Fink                           nitpicking@nitpicking.com
>
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We can almost stop the thread: No Carl that was not a joke, but a mistake, 
Chris is the one that commented on the mis-quote not you.  Thanks Chris, but 
no big deal.   NOW we can let this thread die.

-- 
Damon L. Chesser
damon@damtek.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser

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