Posted by Malcolm Dew-Jones on 06/01/06 22:39

Rik (luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com) wrote:
: Chung Leong wrote:
: > Erwin Moller wrote:
: >
: >> This, or almost any, newsgroup has certain rules for good reasons.
: >> They are not random, nor made up by a bunch of powerhungy maniacs:
: >> the rules have settled themself through many years and are aimed at
: >> efficiency and easy-of-use for all participants.
: >> Please respect that...
: >
: > As Ms Manner would tell you though, a breach of etiquette should be
: > communicated subtly. I don't think she would approve the use of a
: > bulleted lists =)

: I admit, allthough the list was indeed meant as constructive critisism, and
: not a rant, I could have been more elegant.

I like to think Chung Leong was being _subtly_ sarcastic. You were more
than elegant enough, and much more polite than many.

As for bulleted lists, they are a suscinct and effective way to get
several points across.

: Offcourse, had I followed netiquette to the letter, I should have sent him a
: nice e-mail

naw, it's a discussion group

: explaining some things, instead of posting this in the ng. Keeps
: the thread on topic (yeah right, that possibility has long gone), and the
: poster informed.

: The problem is, with some posters, one is afraid for an overspilling
: mailbox

yes, and in fact unless you were 100% on topic to his original request
(which was basicaly for a coder's resume) then your email might well be
considered spam - so the more I think about it, the more it seems like
posting your response was the most appropriate thing to do.

$0.10

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