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23. After he jumped on TSF bandwagon, I went to Wikipedia to read the entry. It

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 04:20 PM

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wasn't especially kind to him. Wondered, after it became clear that he's a cranky bastage, if he wouldn't move to have it taken down.

Thing is, everything written appeared to be footnoted, so don't see where he'd have much of a case. Still, wealth buys a lot of capitulation.

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