Posted on 08/09/2005 5:18:14 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
Edited on 08/09/2005 6:51:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
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Not the other Daryl?
scratch that last post, my screen was cut off, I didn't see the bottom.
>>Ah, the "enemies list" function!
In old-school Usenet parlance, this would be called a "Bozo filter".
Noted, thanks.
Click on my name, there's an explanation on our profile page.
You're the cool mod, huh?
No, besides being Olive, I'm Daryl too.
Where should we post pics of hot naked women? (or men. I am not sure where the moderators "stand"...not that there is anything wrong with that).
On your homepage!
Dare you.
I used to format my posts by using the Netscape browser editor.
I would develop what I wanted to see, then view it by the HTML presentation. Then I'd highlight and copy the body without the html heading. It worked nicely.
This no longer works. I've wondered why. Do you know?
How do I post a reply?
and Sybil.
How about something a bit more outspoken about disinfo / spam. These sorts of forums can be abused by people who have conflicts of interest in portraying news a certain way - example - commodity traders posting "oil going to $100/BBL" opinions on top of oil price stories.
Did I miss something? Lately I feel like the last grape on the vine...
I've been here too long, yep, I'm the cool one too. I wear lotsa hats. Then again, there's only 12 or so mods, and 200,000+ posters. We're never bored.
Could someone possibly post a link to the copyright/excerpt article from the Help screen (under Posting Guidelines)?
AAAAAAAhhhhhh!!!!!
SYBIL! NOW I understand someone's attitude all day. AHA!
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