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   Kerr-Mudd, John to snipeco.2@gmail.com   
   Re: If you were to design a netnews prot   
   28 Aug 24 19:34:05   
   
   XPost: alt.fan.usenet   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:52:33 +0100   
   snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote:   
      
   > Anton Shepelev  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Sn!pe:   
   > >   
   > > > I don't know about that but, back in the day, "me too" was   
   > > > deemed a usage typical of newbies.   
   > >   
   > > And for a good reason -- to encourage people to contribute   
   > > added value and to use arguments instead of "reactions" to   
   > > make their point:   
   > >   
   > > Chris Hennessy (chenness@enterprise.powerup.com.au) wrote:   
   > >   
   > > The brothers Usas and Senda, despairing of the state of UseNet, went   
   > > unto the mountain at the feet of Net.God.  "Oh Net.God, there is   
   > > confusion and sorrow in your place of UseNet.  The people worship false   
   > > gods and knowst not your will."   
   > >   
   > > Net.God spoke unto Usas and Senda.  "YOU PLAYETH THE GAME BY NET.GOD'S   
   > > LAWS, OR THE BAT WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE LIGHTLESS PLACE."   
   > [...]   
   >   
   > There is no Net.God but the One True Net.God and His Word is The Law.   
   >   
   IAWTP.   
      
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