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"magnate" <chrisc@dbass.demon.co.uk> wrote in news:1112263944.166961.270610
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> Man, why are you all assuming the OP has a pirate copy? It could be a
> backup copy of his own legal original CD, which got F***ED by stupid
> copy protection requiring it to be in the drive all the time, wearing
> out both disk and drive.
Actually most people are threading off of my response and I specifically
asked if it was someone elses copy then went on with an "if thats the
case" statement.
> Ok so he didn't make that clear, maybe because he didn't know how damn
> pious this group is. Give the guy a break.
Granted. Its always good to lurk abit, check the groups charter on file, or
find the groups FAQ file. Not doing that can cause you to post a big target
for flamethrowers. I usually am much nicer in my initial response, always
treating them like a lost sheep which I send on their way even though I
detest the groups Im sending them to. With this one I was feeling more
creative. Usually I reserve such responses for when they reply rather than
take the hint.
Gandalf Parker