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7 Post author: DanielH 09 August 2012 06:48AM

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Comment author: Dolores1984 09 August 2012 09:20:11AM 7 points [-]

This is a good idea. Mentioning up front that you think it's a long shot makes you sound a lot less crazy. Definitely try to raise a discussion, instead of lecturing. It comes of less as 'Hi, let me induct you into our crazy cult.'