On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:27:29 -0700, Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <pan.2007.07.16.11.12.21@xxxxxxxx>,
> Joe User <juser@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > So? You often post old material, and sometimes even the same thing
>> > several times. If that's OK for you to do, what's wrong with Bailo
>> > posting something old?
>>
>> You miss the point. Roy posts a ton of links to different stories
>> every day. It's not surprising when he sometimes posts the same link
>> twice or posts something old.
>
> Perhaps someone could teach Roy about a handy organizational tool,
> called a "list". If one wants to be really fancy, it can be augmented
> by something we like to call a "checkbox". Using a "list", Roy would be
> able to figure out easily where he has already posted something, and
> thus avoid duplicates, especially if he were to splurge and use
> something called a "multi-column list" to keep track of all the places
> he's posted a given item.
>
> You may find this hard to believe, but a "list" and "checkbox" system
> can even be done without using a computer!
>
> As for posting things that are old, avoiding that simply requires
> reading the date on the posted item. Generally its a good idea to read
> an item before posting about it, so checking the date isn't any extra
> work.
So.. maybe you can tell us... what was the point of Bailo's post?
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