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Phil Betts wrote:
> Wow!
> 
> May I suggest a gold star for Brian for this and other recent responses
> which have shown patience and insight in the face of sparse information 
> and have gone well beyond the accepted degree of helpfulness (for OSS
> or commercial software), without ever lapsing into cynicism or adopting
> a patronizing tone.

<snip>

> Alternatively, you might want to ostracise him for breaking with the
> traditional cygwin WJM ethic and setting a bad precedent :)

Perhaps a gold star with a black splotch on it then. ;-)

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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