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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=34687.0&return_msg=34687.16"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.21">21–30</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.51">51–56</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=34687.16">Flogging Dead Horses</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="34687_16_56_10"> <div class="message"> Message 34687.16 was deleted</div> <a name="a34687_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_34687_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: patch<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2008 21:47</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Al JunioR (53NORTH) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2008 21:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 56</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.17">34687.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.15">34687.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> But what you're not exactly explaining is why an eartquake in Greece is so important, when in the last 30 days there have been at least <a href="http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/">1600</a> earthquakes worldwide. They happen all the time. There's about <a href="http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0197840.html">30,000</a> each year. Posting a link that says that there was an earthquake in Greece is like posting a link that says milk comes from cows (and God knows that's a bad analogy to use considering you'll take it as an excuse to whitter on about the benefits of soy-milk again) and expecting people to think it's a bad thing.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 16 Jul 2008 21:48 by PATCH</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=34687.17&return_msg=34687.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="34687.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><div class="message"> Message 34687.18 was deleted</div> <a name="a34687_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_34687_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: JonCooper<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2008 22:09</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Al JunioR (53NORTH) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2008 22:43"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 56</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.19">34687.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.16#a34687_18" target="_self">34687.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> 'fraidI tend to go with Patch on this one, I don't tend to click on random links at all and I haven't looked at any of those posted at the begining of this thread<br /> <br /> If you'd said a bit more about them then I might have taken a peek </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=34687.19&return_msg=34687.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="34687.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a34687_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_34687_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2008 22:36</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Al JunioR (53NORTH) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2008 22:43"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 56</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.20">34687.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ignore the whiners, the thread is(was) perfectly fine.<br /> <br /> The URLs generally give enough information for anyone with an IQ to understand, and where they don't you've provided a brief note.<br /> <br /> That along with the thread title give sufficient context/commentary - no need to write redundant stuff. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=34687.20&return_msg=34687.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="34687.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><div class="message"> Message 34687.21 was deleted</div> <a name="a34687_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_34687_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: patch<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2008 22:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2008 22:52"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 56</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.22">34687.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.16#a34687_20" target="_self">34687.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Give over. We're not here as a replacement for Digg. If he wants to post a full list of his bookmarks, then he could at least provide some context.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=34687.22&return_msg=34687.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="34687.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><div class="message"> Message 34687.23 was deleted</div> <a name="a34687_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_34687_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2008 23:08</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: patch <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2008 23:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 56</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.24">34687.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=34687.16#a34687_22" target="_self">34687.22</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The context is the thread. It's not a random list of bookmarks, it's a set of related news items.<br /> <br /> There is no need to write a paragraph for each link, the structure of the thread doesn't require it.<br /> <br /> So what if that makes it not like a normal discussion - the great thing about internet forums is the flexibility of expression they give.<br /> <br /> If you want a 'real' discussion on apocalyptic events, go start a thread with lots of paragraphs in it; if you don't want one, then you're just whinging for no good reason. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=34687.24&return_msg=34687.16" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="34687.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><div class="message"> Message 34687.25 was deleted</div> </div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="34687.26" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>