One could make a case that the comment should never have been seen by the public at large anyway, as it is from an internal chat log from the Campfire collaboration tool used inside Gawker.

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The 2, 436 pilots who belong to COPA can log on and jump into a chat in which Cirrus is being spit-roasted for its "shortsighted" management, "cheap" airplanes and "uncommunicative" owners.

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Log on to any of the chat sites where Java software developers meet to discuss their industry, and you will find a virtual version of the conversations in Silicon Valley's bars.

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