Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A request to respect time-zones
From: SthRosner@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 20:45:06 EDT

Hi Adam:

In a message dated 7/21/02 6:57:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
abridge@dcn.davis.ca.us writes:

> Several times over the past month folks have posted results of events which
>  haven't been shown yet  8 time-zones (or more) away.

If you are referring to the F1 race result I posted, I'm sorry I 
inadvertently spoiled your surprise. But these races are televised live 
world-wide, so the number of time zones is irrelevant. 

By that measure, someone in Britain (GMT) might have to wait almost a day to 
be certain that no one's surprise would be spoiled.
  
>  It would be generous for those to warn that this is happening so the
>  surprise of watching something on tape-delay (or TiVo delay) won't have the
>  outcome ruined.

What events do you wish to protect? 
  
>  It doesn't take much: a SPOILER warning and 20 lines of spaces so outcomes
>  aren't revealed. I work hard to avoid discovering outcomes inadvertently 
for
>  events I will be watching that are delayed.
  
All sporting events? Or are there other events, political, etc.?
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