Pre-empting archive release

[nq:1]could any of you dispel my doubts concerning the meaning of the verb "pre-empt" in this context: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/4801327.stm does it mean here "to do sth before someone else will do it"[/nq]
That's the sense of it here to negate the effect of the future release of

[nq:1]On 17 Aug 2006, D>Maxxx wrote[/nq]
thanks, that's what I wanted to know
regards,

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D>Maxxx (Email Removed) had it:
[nq:1]could any of you dispel my doubts concerning the meaning of the verb "pre-empt" in this context: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/4801327.stm does it mean here "to do sth before someone else will do it" or rather "to prevent sm1 from doing sth" ?[

[nq:2]could any of you dispel my doubts concerning the meaning ... it" or rather "to prevent sm1 from doing sth" ?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's worth noting that native English speakers do not recognise the abbreviations you have used. We are used to them here[/nq]
Speak for yourself. sth = something? What is "sml"?
[nq:1]in AUE because of the number of postings from ESL students, but they are not

[nq:1]Speak for yourself. sth = something? What is "sml"?[/nq]
sm1 = someone
Sorry for that, I was writing in a rush, hence

[nq:1]On 17 Aug 2006, D>Maxxx wrote[/nq]
[nq:2]could any of you dispel my doubts concerning the meaning ... here "to do sth before someone else will do it"[/nq]
I'm not used to text message abbreviations, and I think people shouldn't use them on newsgroups where space is not limited.
[nq:1]That's the sense of it here [/nq]
Where is "here"?
[nq:1]to negate the effect of the f

"Here, where we see it being used in a particular way." "Here, in the instance you present."
"Here, in this discussion of its usage."
"Here, in this thread."
[nq:2]to negate the effect of the future release of the ... other party from being the first to announce the information".[/nq]
[nq:1]No, not only that.[/nq]
Yes, only that here, in this discussion.
The "

Tony Cooper had it:
[nq:1]Speak for yourself.[/nq]
I do.
[nq:1]sth = something? What is "sml"?[/nq]
It's the digit one, not the letter L. Some-one. Geddit?

David
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[nq:2]Speak for yourself. sth = something? What is "sml"?[/nq]
[nq:1]sm1 = someone Sorry for that, I was writing in a rush, hen

[nq:1]What did you do with the time you saved by not keying in those extra ten letters? Anything useful? Did you make your train?[/nq]
I was in a hurry I didn't do that on purpose but because I have such a habit, I didn't bother my self to think whether anybody would have problems with comprehending or not. That's why I apologized.

Geddit?