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 Message 1690 
 Rob Mccart to RUG RAT 
 Re: Forget a hosepipe ban 
 26 Aug 25 08:46:08 
 
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RM> It's like the news.. mostly only bad news hits the front page..   B)

RR>Or Facebook feed anlytics, you are only shown content that gets you upset,
so
  >u react and post more.  Is that done intentionally OR is it simply that we
te
  >to only put forth the effort to reply to posts that get our dander up?

Yes, it's like product reviews. Likely the popular ones are planted by
the manufacturer because people very rarely comment on something they
bought that's working well, they only post complaints about problems.

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