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To: arno who wrote (3891)4/20/1999 9:59:00 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 7616
 
If it was intentional it is called "pre-grubbing" if not "fate". Either way the mechanism is known as the "pooferator". Every now and again, the system goes through and deletes any empty posts. If there was an empty post in the stack before your grub, you are moved out of the winning slot. *poof*



To: arno who wrote (3891)4/21/1999 10:00:00 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman  Respond to of 7616
 
arno~

poor soul

the painful pooferator lesson

happened to me too

these slippery guys post blanks to ensure they will get the grub

if you hit the grub, they let the blank post stay blank and it is deleted by the prooferator and you are bumped right out of the grub

coffee shop threads don't get 'poofed' by the way

a painful lesson. but remember, you really had it to begin with [even if only for a fleeting moment]

welcome to the world of grub

foxy


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