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           Inverted Whale
             from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-08-14 16:56 [#00349132]
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In most of the other boards that I participate in, and in  the ones that I moderate, there is always an explanation in  a closed topic as to why it was closed (even if it's only  cut-and-paste from the "rules of conduct"). And there is  always an explanation if someone is banned as well.
 
  That's a possible item of improvement for this board and  xltronic. 
 
  
         
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           Ceri JC
             from Jefferson City (United States) on 2002-08-14 16:59 [#00349145]
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Thats the POV I share.
 
  
         
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           flea
             from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-08-15 02:42 [#00349837]
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Inverted Whale I do suggest you read some of my other posts  that I posted where I said that I prefered the way this  board is being run as opposed to the absolute cahos of the  USENET..
 
  oh there is definite hostility if you are continualy  encouraging me to leave the board...
 
  alas it is not upto you..
  but upto me..or the Moderators and the Webmasters 
 
  
         
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           Ophecks
             from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2002-08-15 03:04 [#00349853]
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'there is always an explanation in  a closed topic as to why it was closed (even if it's only  cut-and-paste from the "rules of conduct"). And there is  always an explanation if someone is banned as well. 
 
  That's a possible item of improvement for this board and  xltronic. ''
 
  Tooting my own horn, I've locked two topics so far, and I  gave a paragraph explaining why it was, and what (insert  name here) could do to NOT get their topics locked. And the  other mods have done similar things, I remember Jand doing  it the other day. I don't see a problem here... unless maybe  I missed something. 
 
  But I agree with you in that we should give a reason and not  just say ''TOPIC CLOSED''.
 
 
 
  
         
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           flea
             from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-08-15 03:23 [#00349871]
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I agree..I have almost always seen an explanantion of  sorts..other shutdowns are well pretty self explanatory..the  original post goes..wiggly wiggly whee doodle..and it's  followed by a lot of the same.. 
 
  
         
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           Inverted Whale
             from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-08-15 03:47 [#00349885]
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My post wasn't meant as a reply to yours, I would have used  the followup option if that was the case. It was directed  toward any reader of the topic.
 
  I'm not specifically encouraging you to do anything more  than any other participant of the message board. 
 
  
         
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           Inverted Whale
             from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-08-15 03:48 [#00349886]
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Next time I'll be more careful of my usage of the word  "you." Sorry about any misunderstanding. 
 
  
         
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           flea
             from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-08-15 04:14 [#00349898]
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I am glad you cleared that up..I was confused and  hurt..because I actually like you a lot:) and was just  wondering what brought that on... 
 
  
         
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           w M w
             from London (United Kingdom) on 2002-08-15 04:29 [#00349905]
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I have been editing a book comprised of the experimental  data I've gradually collected over a 10 year period on this  subject. My working title is "The Snickle-Snackle Principle:  Evolved Manifestations of Tyranny in Democratic Systems and  the ethics of Banishment; a Contemporary Perspective and  Analysis" 
 
  
         
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           Quoth
             from Sweden on 2002-08-15 04:31 [#00349906]
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BAN REFLEX.
 
  
         
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           Inverted Whale
             from United States Minor Outlying Islands on 2002-08-15 05:27 [#00349981]
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Some whale's got too large a tail ...
 
  
         
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