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DOCM:

it does supply much of the heavy lifting with regard to the heavies at the door,notably those troublesome Al Qaida people, and this is a consideration other members have to bear in mind

was relevant to the discussion of the UK rebate, then it would seem logical to accept further debate on the matter without suggesting that it is off-topic.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 at 04:02:03 AM EST
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I mentioned the subject in the context of the UK's overall relationship with the rest of the EU, full stop. Insofar as it has taken off at a tangent, this is the work of others.

I do not know technically how to lift quotations - especially partial one - out of the contributions of others and I do not intend to find out. It is the most tiresome feature of this blog that I have noted to date.

by DOCM on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 at 05:02:45 AM EST
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The quotations avoid disputes of the "you said such and such"/ "that wasn't exactly what I said" kind by providing an exact citation and its source: the username above is a clickable link back to the comment, which can then be read in full.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 at 06:28:27 AM EST
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And it reduces the requirement for footnotes, by making it simpler to request explanation and expansion of a claim.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 at 06:39:01 AM EST
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