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Old 20-10-2010, 05:59 AM posted to alt.motorcycles,alt.usenet.kooks,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,rec.gardens
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Default N00b fails assignment (was: Microsoft has sure been busy)

Connersmom wrote:
I am just on here doing an assignment for school
and wanted to post a comment on someones page.

You failed the assignment.

1) This isn't "someones page"; it's a USENET group.
http://google.com/search?q=define:USENET
(Actually, you posted through
Google's crappy Web-based inter face to USENET.)

2) ...and it isn't *one* USENET group;
you replied to a post that was cross-posted to FIVE unrelated groups.
i.e. the original post was a dim-witted troll.

Next time, look on the To: line before you click Post.
Even better: Clicking on Google's *More options* link
will show you the same thing earlier.

3) You top-posted.
That's extremely bad form in ANY type of communications.
http://google.com/search?q=cache:RXr79UPHu9MJ:groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en%26answer=46492+Tempting-though-it-is-*-*-*-*-*-*+Usenet+STOP+bin+bin+Summarize.what.you're.follow ing.up+go.to.the.BOTTOM+*-*-*-*-relevant-*+remove-*-*-*-irrelevant+before-the-original-*-*

4) You posted twice.
Refresh the page after a minute or so and see if your post went thru.