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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 4 Nov 2000.
Re: To repost or not to repost - that is the question

Re: To repost or not to repost - that is the question

On Fri, 03 Nov 2000 13:06:45 +0100 Veronica Karlsson <asc...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen wrote:
>> Joan wrote:
>> > I'm guilty of this too, I'm afraid.
><snip>
>> So is reposting a halloween image ok when it's halloween ?
>> I guess so .. as long as you don't overdo it.
>> 
>> Is 4 (maybe a few more) times too many ?
>> I don't know.
>> 
>> I figure the better the picture is the more times you can
>> repost it before someone tires of it.
>
>That's the point I'm trying to make. How many times can you repost the
>same thing before somebody gets tired of it?

And the obvious point that everyone else sees is "Who cares if one old troll
gets tired of it?".

>I'd say it depends on the
>"thing" that's posted. In general, old jokes are not fun.

I guess you should find a new hobby then.

>What JRO posts
>is old jokes. In his case twice is too many times. Even very good things
>get old and tired eventually if they get resposted often enough (yes,
>I'm thinking about Meriday).
>
>As for newbies never having seen some pictures before, well, that's what
>archives are for, e.g. web pages.

Cause they're not welcome in any kind of community, right?
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Subject: Re: To repost or not to repost - that is the question
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