David Hill wrote in message
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This sort of reply is a pain.:-
"anne" wrote in message
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Franz Heymann wrote in message
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"anne" wrote in message
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Franz Heymann wrote in message
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"anne" wrote in message
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Are gnomes related to trolls?

No, but top-posters are.

[Franz Heymann]

[snip]

Sorry Franz my mistake,

You are forgiven. My memory is even ropier than yours.

Excellent, we'll be shaking hands next.


I have started to bottom post recently but forgot in
this particular instance. By the way, do you realise that you cross
posted
your reply to no less than seven newsgroups? Tut tut.

I promise you that I did nothing to cause that top posting. If you
look
at
the birth of the thread, you will notice that it was the initiator,
RR,
who
did it. Most of the subsequent correspondents like me, and, of course
you
as well (twice on 07/08, tut,tut) just continued without looking at
the
crossposting list.
The trouble with *not* following on with crossposting after an
initially
crossposted note is that you don't know which of the ng's the
oribinator
actually reads. As sure as I am sitting here, he/she does *not* read
all
the ng's to which he/she has crossposted. However, I agree entirely
with
you that it is a lousy habit.

[Franz Heymann]



Yes, I'm guilty again I'm afraid re "(twice on 07/08, tut,tut)" and to
be
honest I would have continued cross posting, but I didn't because I
wanted
to point out that you had committed a terrible sin and I would have
looked
silly if I had committed the same sin in my post that was pointing this
out.

I agree that not cross posting after a cross post could lead to people
in
the other newsgroups missing out, but in this case I'm here and you're
here
and you made your complaint to me only. Therefore, I thought your cross
posting wasn't necessary and it was fun pointing this out. Hope this
makes
sense :-)

Not yet, but it will do so after I have drunk a small whisky to your
health.
Here goes.
{;-))


A Hell of a lot of repitition and then .................?????????

Why cant people Edit.?????????


Dave, don't spoil it me and Franz were just getting on. Dare I mention your
top posting Dave? No OK.


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David Hill
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