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Article #93732Re: An offer for space simmers
From: Brad Martin
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:16
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:16
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 03:57:18 GMT, "Bill Huffman" <bhuf...@REMOVE-THISsan.rr.com> wrote: > >"Brad Martin" <br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >news:mtqr7vcsm1qekvu4dnnohsbu28b4fnm2ov@4ax.com... >>So if you see it >> somewhere for 6 dollars or whatever it's reduced to, take a chance, >> and then email me for the Init save. > >A most magnanimous offer, I just hope that Joe BSFilter doesn't show up and see >this. It would probably make his brain burst. He's not biting Bill, you're wasting your time (of which, of course, you have way to much on your hands). >> I will of course, be receiving a kick-back percentage of every copy >> sold as a result of this offer from Derek, > >I believe it can only be purchased used right now which means that Mr. Smart >doesn't get anything out of the deal. So you don't even have to feel guilty >about putting any cash in the fraud's pocket. > I did receive an email back from Derek which was both measured and civil. We weren't exactly slapping each other on the back for being decent and honest with each other in the past, but at least it wasn't a childish or insulting exchange. I was after getting my ban from the forums lifted so I could post some questions there, and although I made a point of letting him know what I thought of the atmosphere in the place, I also said I only intended to ask a few game related questions and had no agenda to stir up any trouble. He made some good points in return, and agreed to let me post, which was frankly more than I expected, or probably deserved, after some of the vitriol that we've spat at each other on this group in the past. It seems though, that the posters there have gone to different, fleet related forums because the place is deathly quiet as you said. But we have in our midst a certain Mr Shin gen, who seems to know everything, so alls well that ends well. Now, where did I put that large pile of 6' by 4' sheets on which I wrote down all my questions? br d
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