Terry

your messages have contributed to some of my screen pixels wearing out (when they do). I demand compensation. :-)

Nick Mason

>Gary
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>>My, we are touchy aren't we! At the time I was lurking, no, I had nothing better to do after a somewhat lengthy stint of heavy coding. Its called a break and its my prerogative to lurk if I want to. After all, better to lurk than waste bandwidth.
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>Yeah I am touchy. And you don't think that I "had nothing better to do after a somewhat lengthy stint of heavy coding. Its called a break and its my prerogative"? And if your reference to wasting bandwidth means the starting of this thread, why are you continuing a branch of it and so elliciting my further wastage. Furthermore, I often contribute help and solutions, as far as I am able, so I wouldn't say I was exactly a drain on resources here.
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>>>At least I constructed something that, if you look at the similar threads, engenders some lively, amusing and maybe interesting debate.
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>>In your opinion.
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>It's not a matter of opinion - just look at the threads. You may think they're not but those who join in apparently don't.
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>>>You don't need to take part or to read it but, if you do take part, a contribution would be more appreciated.
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>>I did contribute - I asked whether you had nothing better to do?
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>Not worth an argument
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>>>But out.
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>>I think you are looking for an Americanism here - "Butt Out", note the double "T".
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>I think you are noticing a typo here. Have you never seen them before on the UT? OK, I could give you an equivalent universally English response butttt the interface won't allow it.
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>I don't like flame wars on a thread but you really hacked me off here.