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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Sometimes discussions just evolve and take on a life of their own, you know that.
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Yeah, well in many instances discussions devolve too. Even though the fact pattern in the original post led to a pretty clear-cut answer, I believe there was plenty of fruit on the tree to discuss that was spoiled because of how the thread took on a life of its own, as you say.
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Last edited by nolemmings; 02-26-2025 at 11:18 AM.
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