Gavin wrote:
> Of course by this same logic you should have posted to rec.pets.cats (and
> every other newsgroup in existence) on the grounds that a lot of people who
> work with computers also have pets, etc. "

and Paul Dorius replied:
> In the meantime, please, a little less sarcasm.

I couldn't disagree more.  Sarcasm is frequently a very useful, concise, (and
generally humorous) mode of communication, and Gavin used it here to good
effect.

Paul further pontificated:
> And while I personally would not want to see or contribute to this list to
> become an ongoing "unpaid commercial message" board, sometimes "vendors"
> can make valuable contributions, including information regarding their
> HP3000 based products and services.

But the announcement was not relevent to the HP3000.  That was Gavin's point.
 I'll ask him to type slower next time.

(And no, I *don't* think inserting "smilies" is a good idea.  Didn't you ever
hear the rule about not laughing at your own jokes?)

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