On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 13:02, Lanman wrote: > HaywireMac; No knickers to worry about! You might be right about the hijack, under > the conditions you specified. > I didn't see a hijack happening, because my thread was under a different name. Just > so you know, I've never even > seen any list of rules, didn't even know they existed until now. When I signed onto > the list (dinaosaurs were just > fading out of existence back then, LOL!), there weren't any rules mentioned there. > Usually, I use the "reply" function > in my email client to respond or to post to the list. Since the function is there, I > just make use of it. But if I'm changing > the contents of the subject-line, I interpret that as a new thread. Maybe that's > where I'm going wrong? yep
> Or maybe the server just handles it that way. Or (yep) BOTH... (go figure) > Perhaps if someone created a HowTo and made it a bit more obvious than a list of > rules that some don't even know about? > However, if I misspoke, I also apologize. You just caught me by surprise on that > one! Have you got a link to these rules? > > Lanman > > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 8/24/2003 at 1:56 PM HaywireMac wrote: > > >On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:57:18 -0400 > >"Lanman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > >> > >> Excuse me? I thought this was a thread about Mandrake 9.2 Beta2? What > >> did I hijack? Please define a hijack for me, so I can avoid it. > >> Besides, isn't this a List about Mandrake Linux? It has been since I > >> joined 4 years ago ! Please explain how I could've hijacked a thread > >> when I believe I was the one who posted this in the first place! > > > >Well, from the way the thread looks here (*possibly* due to threading > >issues with the list, so if that is the case, I most humbly apologize), > >your 9.2 beta post was in reply to Stephen Kuhn, who was replying to > >the thread started by Claire Suttle about her problem with getting good > >9.1 ISOs. In that sense it *appears* you "hijacked" Claire's thread, > >possibly reducing the likelyihood that she would get more responses. > > > >I checked the list archive and it shows the same way, so it is > >*defintitely* not a problem on my end. > > > >Anyway, don't get your knickers in a knot. > > > >Oh, and BTW, the list rules specifically ask you to limit your line wrap > >to 68-72 characters, IIRC. > > > >-- > >HaywireMac > >Registered Linux user #282046 > >Homepage: nodex.sytes.net > >++++++++++++++++++++++ > >It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the > >devil when he is the only explanation of it. > > -- Ronald Knox, "Let Dons Delight" > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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