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Post 1

AlexAshman


Hi Xantief - I've just finished subbing your entry on Stupidity - you can find the Recommended version at A12737685 .

You've done a pretty good job and so I haven't made too many drastic changes, but I'd still be thankful if you'd take a look at the finished version and let me know if it's ok.

Alex smiley - smiley


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Post 2

Xantief

Great work, Alex, I like the footnotes.


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Post 3

AlexAshman


smiley - cheers I've returned it to the editors smiley - ok


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Post 4

six7s

Following F4182426?thread=3157385&skip=31&show=2(post 32), Xantief said "I agree that a comment on the article's humorous nature is appropriate" and A11305694 was ammednded to include the words in capitals below:

Carlo M. Cipolla, Professor Emeritus of Economic History at Berkeley, IN HIS SOMEWHAT LIGHT-HEARTED ESSAY The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, applies transactional analysis to posit a set of laws, quoted here

So... why are they missing from the entry heading for the EG?


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Post 5

AlexAshman


Well, I actually got the EG version from a machine that jumbles up topical phrases and produces a non-sensical pretend version smiley - tongueout

Sorry, but I cut it by mistake - the EG version should read 'In his somewhat light-hearted essay, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity,' - but there's nowt I can do now that it's with the editors - try <./>Feedback-Editorial</.> smiley - smiley


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Post 6

six7s

"... jumbles up topical phrases and produces a non-sensical pretend version ... "

Touché smiley - silly




Anyhoo... on a (slightly) more serious note...

Done: F47997?thread=3234190 smiley - smiley


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Post 7

AlexAshman


Ok smiley - cheers but don't expect a reply on a Friday night smiley - smiley


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Post 8

AlexAshman


*crumbs* make that a Saturday morning...


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Post 9

six7s

Elsewhere on the planet, it's Saturday afternoon...

and I'm at w*rk (allegedly) smiley - winkeye


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Post 10

AlexAshman


Really? Keep up the good work, then. smiley - winkeye

It's two in the morning here, but you probably already guessed that.


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Post 11

six7s

The light are on, but no-one's home at F47997?thread=3234190


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Post 12

AlexAshman


It may be that they can't change it until it is officially in the Edited Guide smiley - erm


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