The net-cop has spoken. But how do you differenciate between politicking and merely informing people about the facts under discussion. It seems to me that if *YOU* consider it politicking then it must be.
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Net-cop
Synonyms for "net-cop" (4 found)
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Lastly and for what it's worth, I want to say to everybody out there, that I DONT WANT TO SEE RULES IMPOSED ON THIS NEWSGROUP. I'm not a net-cop. I only want to come up with guidelines on what is a proper post in this newsgroup. If we actually do come up with some guidelines/FAQ, I will post it periodically.
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People are posting about them because they have an interest in them and it is bad manners to become a self-appointed net-cop in an effort to control the flow of information in the newsgroups regardless of how strongly you feel about it.
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