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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Bill who wrote (48749)5/31/2002 4:29:59 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
The evidence suggests that some form of 'operator error' is highly likely, yet you dismiss this possibility outright.

Did not. I said she could have tried, accidentally, to post on a thread from which she was banned. I just don't find this likely. I can't imagine any other possible operator error. Like I said, I'm pretty sure she's not a drinker. In any event, her PMs to me showed no indication she was anything other than perplexed and annoyed. I am aware that drinking is a handy and often accurate explanation for what happens hereabouts, though.

She said she was banned, called Laz a liar, then posted a link. The link shows that she wasn't banned when she made those posts. You are having a hard time comprehending this and I don't know why.

The link she posted is as follows:

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To:X the Unknown who wrote (2649)
From: thames_sider Thursday, Mar 14, 2002 9:56 PM
View Replies (1) | Respond to of 13735

This conversation is suddenly feeling strangely one-sided.
Bring back X.
Relax the boycott, I may need urgently to provide the RW rebuttal to all that X says.
Bring back X.

(I doubt it, but who can say before it is ruled out?)
Maybe it's a fear thing. I see no deleted posts <vbg>
Bring back X.
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In that post she linked to, Thames is commenting about how X abruptly stopped posting. (Because, allegedly, she was banned.) If I remember correctly, she got in two posts to Marie before she could post no more.

You are having a hard time comprehending and I don't know why.