Posted by Shelly on 11/01/07 19:02

JamesCX DiPietro wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> Yes, there is, and you have to look at each newsgroup. The standard
>> in this newsgroup is bottom or interwoven posting.
>>
>> It's a matter of *group* preference, not *individual* preference.
>>
>> But continue top posting - you won't get a lot of response.
>>
>> And your comment added absolutely nothing to the conversation -
>> except to show you don't understand what you're doing.
>>
>
> I want to apologize to Jerry Stuckle (jstuckle), Michael Fesser
> (netizen), Rik Wasmus (luiheidsgoeroe), Good Man (heyho), and
> anyone else who may have read this thread and found what I posted
> objectionable. It was not my intention to offend anyone, but I see
> that my behavior was unacceptable, off-topic, and rude.
>
> I was way out of line. The group's regulars are of course right,
> and I Was wrong. The Usenet standard and this group's standard is
> bottom-posting or interwoven posting. Top-posting is ill-advised
> for reasons that have been stated.
>
> I'm sorry for any inconvenience or offense this thread may
> may have caused. Please disregard my previous posts.

Wow! I have rarely seen an apology on the net, and certainly none so
abject. Kudos.

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Shelly

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