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Previously on "Money for old rope."

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  • vetran
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    Cut an Paste is King (or Knight)

    Look if its good enough for passing 'A' Levels it should be good enough for journalists.

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  • Mailman
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    Originally posted by AtW
    That's okay, no biggie really, thanks for qouting
    Its a biggy...if the f8cker cant get your nickname right, what chance is there of him getting anything else right?

    However given the current state of the msm and their "accuracy" he is probably par for the course, of course Mr Ed.

    Mailman

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  • Dundeegeorge
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    You have to laugh

    he spelt my nickname wrong when qouting me

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  • MarillionFan
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    "qouting" is that the same as grouting?

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  • AtW
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    That's okay, no biggie really, thanks for qouting

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  • WKnight
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    Shoddy workmanship

    Atw said:
    Now this is horrid my nickname is misspelt!
    Now that is shoddy! I'll see if I can get it corrected!

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  • BrilloPad
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    I thought the idea of journalism was

    I thought the idea of journalism was to print something as offensive as possible - then you can print all the letters from readers who are offended to fill up space.

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  • Dundeegeorge
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    Well Alexei's always like that.....

    Has to be said that it's not the best peice i've ever read, he seems to waffle a bit and i'm not really sure what his point is

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  • expat
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    Originally posted by Ardesco
    Has to be said that it's not the best peice i've ever read, he seems to waffle a bit and i'm not really sure what his point is....
    I'm waiting for his "Test Please Delete" article

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  • Ardesco
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    Has to be said that it's not the best peice i've ever read, he seems to waffle a bit and i'm not really sure what his point is....

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  • expat
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    Originally posted by AtW
    That is fine expat - that's what journalists do: they listen and then print, consider it being an interview, you get quoted in the press etc.

    "Profits come from shoddy programming," says developer ATW. "There are pretty much no good incentives to invest more money into better practices and testing. Heck, testing is often deemed as a barrier, rather than something that actually benefits the end users.""

    Now this is horrid my nickname is misspelt!
    I'm just pissed because I wasn't quoted

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  • Spacecadet
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    Originally posted by expat
    Nice job for William Knight, CUK journalist: read forum posts on a topic, write an "article" based on quoting them.
    proves the point of Media Studies being the cut and paste A-level

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  • AtW
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    That is fine expat - that's what journalists do: they listen and then print, consider it being an interview, you get quoted in the press etc.

    "Profits come from shoddy programming," says developer ATW. "There are pretty much no good incentives to invest more money into better practices and testing. Heck, testing is often deemed as a barrier, rather than something that actually benefits the end users.""

    Now this is horrid my nickname is misspelt!

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  • expat
    started a topic Money for old rope.

    Money for old rope.

    Nice job for William Knight, CUK journalist: read forum posts on a topic, write an "article" based on quoting them.

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