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Re: Command and Conquer question

#16972
From: TCipollina
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:00
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and thank you Chas for an interesting and informative post
i haven;t had this much fun since the Peter Wood's "favorite thing in C&C"
posting
-- 
Fight Win Prevail
But Never Cheat

The Arcane Chas <Ch...@the-arcane.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<B9QtIDAk...@the-arcane.demon.co.uk>...
> In article <7X3q2.1688$412.7...@news2.randori.com>,
> rh...@spameater.inetworld.net writes
> >
> >Wrong again, old chap. I was on this group long before TCip came and
> >started thumping the roger wong faq. I was, however, on hiatus when
> >he first appeared.
> 
> I won't argue with you on this one - my ISP's news service only allowed
> me to see 10% of the posts at that time. That's why I've switched to
> Demon for newsreading.
> 
> > Rampant cheating on case's ladder and other
> >stuff, such as pursuing some outdoor activities, kept me away. I refuse
> >to reveal certain used-to-be-known cheats for the sake of the game, and
> >I don't even know if they still work the Gold edition. The notion of
> >"no cheats exist" is about the only thing I've ever disagreed with
> >joesdad on, I think. 
> 
> >Of course, I am subject to bad moods.
> 
> Aren't we all ?    :-}
> 
> > Anyway, I'm
> >sure you don't care.
> >
> 
> Not true - I may insist on *my* right to express my opinions but I
> always allow others to disagree - and be wrong of course.    :-}
> 
> To paraphrase some famous person or other (galloping senility has struck
> again) - "I may disagree with what you say but I would give my life
> defending your right to say it" !
> 
> >The main thing is that this group has been pretty "noise free" for the
> >most part. The most noise is "give me cheat codes" and even that is on
> >topic, if misguided.
> 
> And irritating !
> 
> > The noise of the little agra click, however, is
> >most definitely not on topic. And it is increasing in amplitude.
> 
> I don't think you ever gave us a chance - most of the time we're just
> enjoying ourselves. The trouble is that the "topics" are mainly
> exhausted now but, even so, no question in AGRA (except for "what are
> the cheats?") ever goes unanswered - it's just that there's a fair bit
> more "banter" in that group than most others.
> 
> If you're interested, I've put together a few of my thoughts regarding
> these NGs on my "website" (url below). You'll see why I used quotation
> marks if you visit - it's not a great site!
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chas.
> 
> http://www.lindsayc.force9.co.uk
> 
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From: "TCipollina" <joe...@stny.lrun.com>
Subject: Re: Command and Conquer question
Date: 1999/01/22
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