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   Message 1,962 of 2,222   
   1PW to JimH   
   Re: standby/hibernate problem   
   20 Oct 09 01:30:12   
   
   From: 1PW@INVALID.com   
      
   JimH wrote:   
   > 1PW <1PW@INVALID.com> wrote in   
   > news:hbjq3h$b4h$1@news.eternal-september.org:   
   >   
   >> JimH wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Another aspect of civility is not unnecessarily causing trouble.   
   >> Civility can also be calling attention to wrong doing.  Chaos should   
   >> be replaced by order.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Only when it's done by those in authority to do so. If the OP had complained,   
   > that would be one thing. As you pointed out, though, you're not the OP.   
   >   
   > How often are web forum threads "hijacked"? To say it's not unusual is an   
   > understatement. If it's against the forum's policy, the moderator is the one   
   > to say so.   
   >   
   > It happens, get over it. If I can restrain myself every time someone says   
   > "your welcome" instead of "you're welcome" and uses "then" when the word   
   > "than" should have been used, I'm sure you can restrain yourself when a   
   > thread gets hijacked.   
   >   
   > I'm not the grammar police, you're not the usenet police.   
      
   Hello Jim:   
      
   It appears as if we'll have to agree to disagree.  Feel free to police   
   my spelling and grammar - I need it sir.  :-)   
      
   Respectfully,   
      
   --   
   1PW   
      
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