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Sheldon Sheldon is offline
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On Aug 18, 1:32?am, Gregory Morrow >
wrote:
> cybercat wrote:
> > "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message

>
> oups.com...

>
> > > Anny Middon wrote:

>
> > >> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message

>
> > roups.com...> Anny Middon
> > >> wrote:

>
> > >> >> While I'm certainly nowhere near the most prolific poster, Google
> > >> >> Groups
> > >> >> shows I first posted here in July, 2005. So I haven't just arrived.

>
> > >> > Au contraire, a two - year tenure here marks you as an utter and
> > >> > complete noobie. In fact I've been here about *nine* years and I
> > >> > still consider myself something of a noobie...quite a few have been
> > >> > here far, *far* longer than me.

>
> > >> > So be grateful that Sheldon is taking the time to "show you the
> > >> > ropes", kid...

>
> > >> Sheldon said I had "just arrived". Regardless of whether a two-year
> > >> tenure
> > >> makes me a newbie or not, it's clear that I haven't just arrived.

>
> > >> Besides, I don't see what the big deal about newbies is. In the
> > >> newsgroups
> > >> I've participated in, I've frequently seen a person's first post be
> > >> polite,
> > >> entertaining, and full of interesting and accurate information. And then
> > >> there are the people like Sheldon, who posts rants full of dull
> > >> name-calling
> > >> and inaccuracies.

>
> > >> Who do you think adds more value to the newsgroup?

>
> > > Honey, you *are* a clueless noobie...

>
> > > Lol...

>
> > > ;-p

>
> > > --

>
> > Greg, it is way too hot for your puerile bullshit. Lay off, will you? You
> > are more than usually nauseating lately.

>
> "Ve haf been vatching you VERRRRRY closely, cyberTVAT..."


Not too closely... you don't want to get any TVAT on you.

Sheldon