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On 9/30/13 2:42 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
> Please drop dead and the sooner the better.  Your arrogant attitide to 
> the numerous people who've tried so hard to help you is disgraceful.

Mark, I'm as frustrated as anyone by Nikos' threads, but there's really 
no call for "Please drop dead."  We can do better than that.

--Ned.