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To: HAL9000
When I started using the lowqualitycrap keyword, I was curious to see if it reflected the opinion of other computer users.

That's not what you said when I first asked you about it - you claimed, as I recall, that it was just your way of tracking the threads. So I figured I'd check that out by poisoning the well and applying it to lots of threads. If you were actually using it to track the threads, you'd probably have noticed and said something to someone at some point, but of course, you didn't because that's not really why it's done. Be honest, now - it's not about tracking or polling or testing the mood of the forum, it's your little way of sticking it to others. Isn't it?

200 posted on 04/27/2005 8:24:32 PM PDT by general_re ("Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith, but in doubt." - Reinhold Niebuhr)
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To: general_re
So I figured I'd check that out by poisoning the well and applying it to lots of threads.

Ah, so it WAS you on the Mac threads.

209 posted on 04/27/2005 9:37:24 PM PDT by Swordmaker (tagline now open, please ring bell.)
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To: general_re
That's not what you said when I first asked you about it - you claimed, as I recall, that it was just your way of tracking the threads.

That's correct - but it's obvious that the keyword expresses an opinion too.

So I figured I'd check that out by poisoning the well and applying it to lots of threads.

First, you accuse me of using the keyword on all of the Windows threads, which was untrue because others were also using it, and now you admit you use it yourself. Too funny. But be advised that "poisoning the well" is generally considered a malicious act, especially on this forum.

Be honest, now - it's not about tracking or polling or testing the mood of the forum, it's your little way of sticking it to others. Isn't it?

Okay, let's be honest. I coined the phrase and used it to track articles about Windows problems, and you admit were deliberately trying to mess up that functionality. It's disappointing to see you stoop to those Ted Kennedy-type antics, g_r - but it's no big deal. It doesn't affect my intended use of the keyword because I'm accustomed to dealing with noisy signals. The lowqualitycrap keyword still finds all of the articles I tagged with that keyword, despite your efforts to sabotage it.

210 posted on 04/27/2005 9:56:07 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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