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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (51158)	9/13/2006 4:08:47 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Shooting at a community college in downtown Montreal. foxnews.com

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (51158)	9/13/2006 4:15:03 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Using peoplemarks as a gauge to assess market acceptance is certainly of questionable validity, given the myriad reasons one might choose to peoplemark any poster... Ignores might be a better gauge, though the reasons for that action are likely variable as well. At minimum, an "ignore" implies that the ignoror does not want private contact from the ignoree, or so I've heard. That would, at minimum, suggest a degree of dislike or distrust. If the ignoror actually employs the feature to insulate him or herself from the ignoree, that would suggest a disinterest in what the ignoree has to say, whether as a matter of content or even for the occasional giggle. In that context, "ignore" is rather like eradicating an offensive poster from one's personal universe. A bit more extreme than the errant peoplemark.... As for "bans", I'm not even going to go there...lol.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (51158)	9/15/2006 12:50:19 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

No doubt the bookmark numbers are not 100% due to admiration. Like you, I must have them bookmarked to do advanced searches - in my case it's often to refute some current BS they are passing of as fact that contradicts things they've said in the past. However, the main reason both of them have so many bookmarks is that they are prolific posters who say what many people want to hear. Face it. When it comes to money & liberalism, you can become a pied piper simply by passing yourself off as a know it all & telling those folks what they want to hear.