i18n@... wrote:

>
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>
> > i18n@... wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Gack!! This posting was suddenly ended with screen after screen of
> > > > > > "sponsored links"!! What ith yahoo wroughting?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sorry - usually I cut those out before sending (as we all do apparently)
> > > > > I guess I missed it that time.
> > > >
> > > > I have never seen them before, either in my or in anyone else's
> > > > postings.
> > >
> > > Right, we all generally cut them out. That is what I said. In plain
> > > English.
> >
> > Howcome I've never had to cut them out, and no one has ever seen them in
> > my postings?
>
> Because, as I plainly said the first time and left in each time for you,
> I erred and didn't cut them out that one time. I don't know why no one
> has ever seen them in your postings - I guess you haven't made the same
> error.
>
> Hope that explanation works fro you because I am outta here for a few
> days - if it still doesn't make sense maybe someone else can explain it
> better (or at least differently) then me. Really, it is not a big deal
> :) There is nothig evil or "imperialistic" or "thick" afoot - I simply
> neglected to cut out the bottom material before sending that one message.
>
> Best,
>
> Barry

Since "Barry" is "outta here," it will indeed fall to someone else to
explain why one of his messages contained a great deal of material
labeled "sponsored links" that was quite different from the usual
footer, which I do not cut out but leave in just below:

>
> www.egroups.com/group/qalam - world's writing systems.
> To unsubscribe: qalam-unsubscribe@egroups.com
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

and which presumably will also appear at the foot of this posting of
mine.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...