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<DIV><SPAN class=573504201-03012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ah,
you misconstrued the original intent. You are SUPPOSED TO attend the panel
and not get kicked out of the groop. I think it was just a fluke that the
top two people happened to miss the panel this past year. But, if you want
to be obsessive about something hours before the panel, you may risk your
eternal soul (or your Groop membership at least).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> groop-bounces@groo.com
[mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Groopunk@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 02, 2004 7:31
PM<BR><B>To:</B> groop@groo.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Groop] Top Posters of
2003<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face="Courier New Baltic" size=2 FAMILY="FIXED" PTSIZE="10">In a message dated
1/2/2004 8:21:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, CKlein@mn.rr.com writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10" BACK="#ffffff">You may
notice that the there are a few people that are always in the top 5, and it
so happens that they all attend the SDCC every year as well (it wouldn't
happen without one of them). So, if you want to be a top poster for
this year, perhaps you need to start attending SDCC on a regular
basis?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face="Courier New Baltic" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="FIXED" PTSIZE="10"
BACK="#ffffff"><BR>So, what you're telling me is that if _I_ attend the SDCC
and miss the MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE CONVENTION BECAUSE I WANT TO GO ON A
CRAZY(yet successfull, I'll admit) G(R)OOSE CHASE FOR OLD NEWSPAPERS... you're
telling me if I do that, then I, too, can be one of the top five posters of
the year?!? Fantastic! I'll begin making plans
now!<BR><BR>-seth</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>