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[ljk4-1]

I'm just curious: Is there any particular reason that you're reviving a thread that's been dormant for nearly a year by posting a bare link to a document that's nearly ten years old?

Hi Alex,

I already explained my actions to Doug, but: I thought people on this
forum particularly might find a document on NEAR of interest that had
not been available online before (after all, I see plenty of info and talk
on space probes far older than that one) and I wanted to put it in a
thread relevant to NEAR, and this was the closest one I could find.

But if people don't want it and aren't interested, then feel free to get
rid of it. I have no personal attachment to it and certainly did not intend
to turn it into the big deal it apparently has become.

[Guest_AlexBlackwell_*]

I already explained my actions to Doug, but: I thought people on this
forum particularly might find a document on NEAR of interest that had
not been available online before (after all, I see plenty of info and talk
on space probes far older than that one) and I wanted to put it in a
thread relevant to NEAR, and this was the closest one I could find.

I believe that document has been online since before NEAR entered orbit around Eros. In fact, I remember downloading it from the NEAR site years ago. I could be mistaken, though. At any rate, a few words explaining why the post is relevant (as you do above) probably would help.

I only bring this up because I'm "guilty" of the same thing. Over the past couple of months I've tried to stop bombarding the forum with posts, especially those that are only peripherally related to a thread. Given the amount of postings one has to wade through, self-restraint would really be appreciated. Don't take it personally, though. Those words (or something close to them) have been said to me in the past.

[ljk4-1]

I believe that document has been online since before NEAR entered orbit around Eros. In fact, I remember downloading it from the NEAR site years ago. I could be mistaken, though. At any rate, a few words explaining why the post is relevant (as you do above) probably would help.

I only bring this up because I'm "guilty" of the same thing. Over the past couple of months I've tried to stop bombarding the forum with posts, especially those that are only peripherally related to a thread. Given the amount of postings one has to wade through, self-restraint would really be appreciated. Don't take it personally, though. Those words (or something close to them) have been said to me in the past.

Yes, I will try to be more verbose in the future, and no, I was not aware
the document was online before. I admit I didn't do a deep search, either,
but usually the list I found this on only posts things that are new to the Web.

And maybe some people think the info you provide is too much, but I have
found it to be immesurably valuable, especially as you find it from sources I didn't
even know about, let alone read on a regular basis. And I bet I am not the only
one who agrees with this. With all the real crap on the Web, it is refreshing to
see an article of real depth and substance on a subject of interest here.

But Lord, if it helps, just say "Look at this really neat article!"