John -
MIT's Project MAC and other campus networks that were later
interconnected with DARPAnet: Treat bandwidth and readers' time as
valuable; edit messages for context and reply on-point. Still seems
like a nice idea to me.
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I came to the Internet late. Started out on BBS nets, includ
terest. I
don't have time to waste scrolling down through all the old stuff that I've
read in previous messages. Simple really.
Lindsay Graham
Canberra, Australia
- Original Message -
From: "Fred A. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008
BTW -
You, farmer from Possum Hill, and Mr. Clean M. Fioretti have given
enough unintentionally comical stuff à la Laurel and Hardy (aka Stan
and Ollie).
It's high time to leave that playground now ...
LOL. Some of it has seemed like a Laurel and Hardy routine to me, as
well. It's good to
2008/1/7, Troll/Idiot wrote:
>
> I think that's considerate rather than annoying and that it adds a much
> needed touch of humor to the subject.
>
> Dan Lewis wrote:
> (snip)
>
> > And to annoy both groups, I have top and bottom posted this
> > information.
> >
> > Dan
... and Dan wrote also
I think that's considerate rather than annoying and that it adds a much
needed touch of humor to the subject.
Dan Lewis wrote:
(snip)
And to annoy both groups, I have top and bottom posted this information.
Dan
I think that's considerate rather than annoying and that it adds a much
ne
revious messages. Simple
really.
Lindsay Graham
Canberra, Australia
- Original Message - From: "Fred A. Miller"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [users] bottom-posting Nazis go away! (was Re: [users]
OOo and Linux/Troll/Idiot)
On Mon, January 7, 2008 1:07 pm, Lindsay Graham wrote:
> But [bottom posting] is not policy on this list
Not explicitly, maybe. Please note, however, that:
1) the OFFICIAL guidelines www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html
explicitly say to keep messages short and to the point, and that
"All
Fred A. Miller wrote:
On some lists I'm on, it IS policy. If you don't bottom post, you'll be
warned once and after that you won't post. In fact, there's a number of
lists I know of like that..one of them has well over 600 members.
Fred
Lists do vary. Most of the lists I'm on generall
t have time to waste scrolling down through all the old stuff that I've
> read in previous messages. Simple really.
>
> Lindsay Graham
> Canberra, Australia
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Fred A. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: M
+1
Joe Conner wrote:
+1
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I find it's a waste of time to scroll down to find the most recent
post on most threads
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07, 2008 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [users] bottom-posting Nazis go away! (was Re: [users] OOo and
Linux/Troll/Idiot)
Troll/Idiot wrote:
Fred A. Miller wrote:
I have had a "rule" for a long time..if it's top posted, I don't
read it. I don't have time to waste. Simple
Troll/Idiot wrote:
>
>
> Fred A. Miller wrote:
>>
>> I have had a "rule" for a long time..if it's top posted, I don't
>> read it. I don't have time to waste. Simple.
>>
>> Fred
>>
>
> Thanks for your help. Another poster just claimed there was no "top
> posting is alway wrong" crowd. I sai
+1
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Senectus . wrote:
I'm surprised no one has invoked Godwins Law...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
ROFLMAO
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law
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Fred A. Miller wrote:
I have had a "rule" for a long time..if it's top posted, I don't
read it. I don't have time to waste. Simple.
Fred
Thanks for your help. Another poster just claimed there was no "top
posting is alway wrong" crowd. I said there was.
It's interesting how people
jonathon wrote:
> Donald wrote:
>
>
>> additional bits. Why do it in the written form? Those who need the context
>> (which is nearly no one)
>
> You obviously have never received 2,500 emails on a day in which you
> marked on your calender as "no email today".
>
> When you get to the point t
On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 14:07:30 PM -0500, Donald H Locker
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>> no problem. Really. Just don't be surprised if this doesn't maximize
>
> And if it is really no problem, why do you persist in telling people that
> they must bottom-post on this forum
It wasn't an observat
Donald wrote:
> additional bits. Why do it in the written form? Those who need the context
> (which is nearly no one)
You obviously have never received 2,500 emails on a day in which you
marked on your calender as "no email today".
When you get to the point that you can consider 2,500 emails
M. Fioretti wrote:
On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 11:50:53 AM -0500, Donald H Locker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PEOPLE POST ANSWERS AS LONG AS THEY POST
USEFUL ANSWERS.
speaking of netiquette, all upper case is wrong too, as it looks like
shouting and it is demonstrated by sever
Please notice (you may have to read the entire post) that in my previous post I
_did_ trim any material to which I was not directly responding.
My absolutely last word on this _exceedingly_ tiresome subject. And I sincerely
hope that others will shut up about top- vs. bottom-posting too.
[mo
I WAS SHOUTING!!! Glad you noticed.
Donald.
M. Fioretti wrote:
On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 11:50:53 AM -0500, Donald H Locker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PEOPLE POST ANSWERS AS LONG AS THEY POST
USEFUL ANSWERS.
speaking of netiquette, all upper case is wrong too, as it looks
+1
Donald H Locker wrote:
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PEOPLE POST ANSWERS AS LONG AS THEY POST USEFUL
ANSWERS.
Good grief. I top post. I prefer to top read. Each to his/her own.
Learn to live with it. I have. It's a preference. Much like the
preference of fvwm vs M$Windoze. Or ranch houses
On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 11:50:53 AM -0500, Donald H Locker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
> IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PEOPLE POST ANSWERS AS LONG AS THEY POST
> USEFUL ANSWERS.
speaking of netiquette, all upper case is wrong too, as it looks like
shouting and it is demonstrated by several research to be h
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PEOPLE POST ANSWERS AS LONG AS THEY POST USEFUL ANSWERS.
Good grief. I top post. I prefer to top read. Each to his/her own. Learn to
live with it. I have. It's a preference. Much like the preference of fvwm vs
M$Windoze. Or ranch houses vs. colonials vs bungalows.
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