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Grrarr at 00:59, 10 April 2013

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	::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
	:But why would you put "anyway" there? The purpose of the death match is to kill time, thus meaningless, so it should be in line with the preceding sentence. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 17:23, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		:But why would you put "anyway" there? The purpose of the death match is to kill time, thus meaningless, so it should be in line with the preceding sentence. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 17:23, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			::Resolved via IRC [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 19:59, 9 April 2013 (CDT)

EusthEnoptEron at 22:23, 5 April 2013

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	:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
	::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			:But why would you put "anyway" there? The purpose of the death match is to kill time, thus meaningless, so it should be in line with the preceding sentence. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 17:23, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

Grrarr at 22:14, 5 April 2013

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	<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
	:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

EusthEnoptEron at 21:44, 5 April 2013

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	<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

Grrarr at 21:21, 5 April 2013

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	-"A guy trapped by boredom can use the 'box' for nothing but to stave off boredom."		-"A guy trapped by boredom can use the 'box' for nothing but to stave off boredom."
	...that the intended interpretation was "at a bare minimum, it'll still help"		...that the intended interpretation was "at a bare minimum, it'll still help"
	Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

Grrarr at 21:21, 5 April 2013

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	Doesn't "at best" (at most) -> "at least" pretty much change the meaning? [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 15:01, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		Doesn't "at best" (at most) -> "at least" pretty much change the meaning? [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 15:01, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

			It does - I was assuming that based on the slightly earlier versions:
			-"A man trapped by boredom can use the 'box' merely to stave off boredom."
			-"A guy trapped by boredom can use the 'box' for nothing but to stave off boredom."
			...that the intended interpretation was "at a bare minimum, it'll still help"
			Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

EusthEnoptEron: Created page with "Doesn't "at best" (at most) -> "at least" pretty much change the meaning? ~~~~"

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Created page with "Doesn't "at best" (at most) -> "at least" pretty much change the meaning? ~~~~"

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Doesn't "at best" (at most) -> "at least" pretty much change the meaning? [[User:EusthEnoptEron|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron|talk]]) 15:01, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

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	::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
	:But why would you put "anyway" there? The purpose of the death match is to kill time, thus meaningless, so it should be in line with the preceding sentence. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 17:23, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		:But why would you put "anyway" there? The purpose of the death match is to kill time, thus meaningless, so it should be in line with the preceding sentence. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 17:23, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			::Resolved via IRC [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 19:59, 9 April 2013 (CDT)

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	:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
	::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			:But why would you put "anyway" there? The purpose of the death match is to kill time, thus meaningless, so it should be in line with the preceding sentence. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 17:23, 5 April 2013 (CDT)

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	<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		<p>OTOH, Given the old TL/edit, the less likely (but still plausible) interp was your most recent "at best" version - i.e. somethnig like "all a box can do for a man trapped by boredom, is just the bare minimum." Not sure which was the original intended meaning though. [[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 16:21, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
	:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)		:The meaning is "the maximum that a man trapped by boredom can achieve with a box is...", or in other words, a box is useless to such a person, save for the purpose of killing time. [[User:EusthEnoptEron\|EusthEnoptEron]] ([[User talk:EusthEnoptEron\|talk]]) 16:44, 5 April 2013 (CDT)
			::Ah, ok - much becomes clear. Sorry about that. Then, yeah, my most recent edit is wrong. Your prev version is fine. I'd maybe suggest one mild mod to the older version to avoid ambiguity: _Even_ if a man trapped by boredom were to use a 'box', he could at best kill some time. So... let's have a meaningless death match _anyway_! [the Even is most impt; the anyway less so][[User:Grrarr\|Grrarr]] ([[User talk:Grrarr\|talk]]) 17:14, 5 April 2013 (CDT)