... movement. During the fall of 1979, it became increasingly vocal. December 10th became an opportunity to express views concerning the lack of democracy and human rights on the island. Prior to the event the atmosphere had become tense, because of increasingly violent attacks by right-wing extremists on offices of the magazine and homes of leading staff members. [edit] Incident 台湾省戒严令 维基百科，自由的百科全书 跳转到: 导航, 搜索 ...

... it became increasingly vocal. December 10th became an opportunity to express views concerning the lack of democracy and human rights on the island. Prior to the event the atmosphere had become tense, because of increasingly violent attacks by right-wing extremists on offices of the magazine and homes of leading staff members. [edit] Incident 台湾省戒严令 维基百科，自由的百科全书 跳转到: 导航, 搜索 《台湾省戒严令》（正式名称：《台湾省警备总司令部布告戒字第壹号》），是一个于民国38年（1949年）5...

... NOT allow the article to be posted. For this reason, some of the moderators will habitually edit the quoting characters of your posts to remove any of the characters that attract ... "his" attention. Notice the use of the PAST TENSE. This option *MAY* still be turned on again in the future. It would be best if you kept the quoted/total ratio down yourself, 'cause in the not-too-distant future, the "Quote-Cop" may return, and we probably...

...capacities capable of doing any such thing were  > available" implies pretty clearly that such  > capacities are available now, Not to any sane person it doesn't. <snip> The word "were" is past tense and implies that the availability of "computers with the capacities capable..." was in the past. And since computer technology does not seem to get worse over time, we can infer that we still have said technology in the present....

... that they treated him so leniently.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Seriously, I have read that Peter Waldo (founder of the Waldesians) was condemned in his Inquisition because he used the wrong verb tense! I certainly understand that. Maybe we should retroactively go through and find more cases to put to the inquisition. Jerry does not like the way I make sentences so he will probably nominate me as well.

... so leniently.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Seriously, I have read that Peter Waldo (founder of the Waldesians) was condemned in his Inquisition because he used the wrong verb tense!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Big deal. The professional scientific bureaucracy will gleefully dismiss anyone who strays from the party line on any conventionally accepted point in any area of science whatsoever.

... was driven into his palate.  Then he was burned at the stake. According to Jerry, this probably because he misspelled something and that, of course, justified his treatment and he should have been happy that they treated him so leniently.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Seriously, I have read that Peter Waldo (founder of the Waldesians) was condemned in his Inquisition because he used the wrong verb tense!

... Given that something like 45%% of kids now go to university, as against something like 10%% 30 years ago, and 2%% 60 years ago, it's pretty much the rule these days. Hence I used the past tense. But the attitude still remains amongst many people. The attitudes linger in other forms, such as the head of what was alleged to be the UK's second biggest school telling a pupil c.1995 that someone ...

... Given that something like 45%% of kids now go to university, as against something like 10%% 30 years ago, and 2%% 60 years ago, it's pretty much the rule these days. Hence I used the past tense. But the attitude still remains amongst many people. The attitudes linger in other forms, such as the head of what was alleged to be the UK's second biggest school telling a pupil c.1995 that someone who decides ...

.... Given that something like 45%% of kids now go to university, as against something like 10%% 30 years ago, and 2%% 60 years ago, it's pretty much the rule these days. Hence I used the past tense. But the attitude still remains amongst many people. The attitudes linger in other forms, such as the head of what was alleged to be the UK's second biggest school telling a pupil c.1995 that someone who decides to ...