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<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Well,
that's what Jimbo and Cunctator are saying. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
don't like that, but it's Jimmy's living room and if I want to enjoy free drinks
at his party I have to follow his rules.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It's
just that this month's party has so many guests that I think Jimmy should
deputize a few bouncers -- with written guidelines as to what's okay and what's
not. I don't want to have to keep running to some fat old bald guy everytime
someone on the guest list starts knocking drinks out of the other guests'
hands.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>A bit
heavy on the metaphor, but I think that about sums it up.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=808534619-25102002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ed
Poor</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Zoe
[mailto:zoecomnena@yahoo.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 25, 2002 3:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> wikipedia-l@nupedia.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Wikipedia-l]
I'm seeing a trend here or How to keep driving away good
contributors<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P>So we just let the obnoxious ones run roughshod over all of the work and
ignore their ridiculous changes?
<P>Zoe
<P> <B><I>mattheww+wikipedia@chiark.greenend.org.uk</I></B> wrote:
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he was under a misconception. He did not have to deal with
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