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|    Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) to All    |
|    Re: SCI FI Channel - I also miss Harlan     |
|    17 May 10 08:50:29    |
      1a790ff0       XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv, alt.tv.scifi.channel       XPost: rec.arts.sf.written       From: seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com              SFTV_troy wrote:              >       > "Bump" is what people say in web forums to move a topic from the       > bottom to the top of the list.               *THIS* *IS* *SPARTA!*               Er, I mean, USENET!               This is NOT a web forum. Anyone using a regular Newsreader will see a       thread, and your "bump" will be useless except to make you look like a       clueless n00b.              > You've not ever used web forums? And       > this is NOT spam.               It's not on topic for r.a.sf.WRITTEN, because you're talking about TV.               You're crossposting to multiple groups -- a spammer hallmark.               You include lists of links that look suspiciously like links to things       that you might make money from -- which would make this UCE, which would       make it SPAM.                             > The post (about Harlan) is on-topic for every one       > of these groups.               Not for this one, when you're talking about Harlan's TV appearances,       nor for the Star Trek one, unless you're talking about Harlan's Trek       involvement, which was limited.               If you're not a spammer, try not cross-posting and participating in       discussions in the individual groups.                     --        Sea Wasp        /^\        ;;;         Live Journal: http://seawasp.livejournal.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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