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Posted by Nije Nego on 04/22/06 22:40
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:47:37 -0400, Bill wrote:
PLEASE DON'T TOPPOST AND DON'T MULTIPOST!
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> <rant>
> I know I'm going to regret this and may loose any help but I get tired of
> self styled net etiquette cops who just have to feel superior to someone by
> using the 'don't top post' blurb. Guess what, it's an individual decision
> which I've consciously made. I've followed many a news group thread where
> you have to scroll down to the bottom of a 3 or 4 screen length post just
> to read a "Me too" addition. Please don't respond with that tired old "This
> is how it has always been done since the dawn of Usenet" sound bite, it was
> old 10 years ago and now it's getting so long in the tooth it should be put
> out of its misery. If I read a post that is bottom posted or, God forbid,
> mixed in with the original post I don't complain to the poster, I adapt.
> I've seen some real doozies with the inline postings too, no snipping and
> one word answers inserted in a 3 page post, gack, talk about playing spot
> the reply. All in all there are three "Standards" in posting, top, inline
> and bottom, pick one and move on with your life but don't take it on
> yourself to "force" your preferences on others.
> </rant>
>
> Now just to be fair minded scroll down for my original reply to this post.
>
> "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@centralva.net> wrote in message
> news:4448e93e$0$3690$cb0e7fc6@news.centralva.net...
With this kind of approach you would soon finish in most of the killfiles,
wondering why nobody is replying.
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