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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Newsgroup etiquette
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:39:10 +0000
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On 28/03/2025 18:03, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> 
>> On 27/03/2025 19:31, Keith Thompson wrote:

<OT stuff snipped>

>>>
>>> And this is *way* off-topic.
>>
>> That didn't stop you having your say first /then/ declaring it
>> as way off-topic!
> 
> I agree with the implied criticism here.

Fair comment. OTOH, a wise man once said that posting on-topic 
articles is like paying pennies into your account, and posting 
off-topic articles is like taking out dollars.

Over the years Keith has posted many thousands of on-topic articles.

That doesn't make OT stuff topical, but it does earn Keith a lot 
of slack.

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