>>>>> "Ted" == Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:

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Ted> So, my question is: can a formatting parameter in the summary
Ted> buffer be "lazily" evaluated, so it's "N/A" until someone
Ted> explicitly asks for the spam score of the article?  I hope I'm
Ted> expressing myself clearly.

I don't know, but you could use logic like this:

set value to N/A
set timer for N seconds
attempt to generate score
if score generated before timer expires, set value to score

Ted> This would be a cool thing to have, I think.

Totally.

Ted> Ted

Jack.
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