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From: Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: toward null-safe cookie cutter Comparators
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:48:59 -0800 (PST)
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On Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:23:19 AM UTC-8, Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
> spk <jhic@speak.invalid> wrote:
> > Lew <lewb...@gmail.com>, wrote:
> >> Daniel Pitts is a well-known and respected contributor to the Java newsgroups.
> > and?
> 
> to Lew:
> spk *didn't* respond to a posting of Daniel Pitts.
> 
> As you're filtering away a lot, you should get into the habit
> of NOT-assuming that a followup was always to the preceding 
> article in your newsclient's display.

You assume a lot yourself, assuming that's what I assumed.  It was not.

Nor were filters involved, and I wonder why you thought they were.

Truth is I made a mistake reading the attributions.  And it doesn't change the fact that Daniel Pitts is a respected member of this community.

-- 
Lew