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On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 20:41:14 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message from Hussein M. contains these words: On Sat, 26 Apr 2003 21:54:35 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from "Charlie" contains these words: Boy, you're gonna get flamed now! =D He's not likely to get any reaction at all from those who don't bother reading persistent top-posters. Oh come on! Do you mean to say Janet, that when you open a message and see "original text" at the top you delete it straight away? No. Haven't you followed the thread? When newbies arrive, I make a point of answering **however awkwardly their posts are presented**. IOW, I read innocent newbies who top-post, but only for a limited time. As they become habitual urglers, I expect them to gradually pick up the rudiments of clear posting, (which is made easy for them in the weekly abc post). After a while, even after someone has politely suggested otherwise, some no-longer-new posters persistently top post, or repost unedited unnecessary screeds unedited. I consider that a discourtesy to the group because it makes big threads so hard to follow; and I've noticed that those who deliberately go down that road, seldom have anything witty or wise to say. No, I don't bother to open their posts then shut them; I just set my newsreader so that I don't see them any more (unless someone else quotes from them, as Charlie did Badger's in this instance). As this thread shows, I'm not alone. Some newbie top-posters don't realise what effect their habit has on other readers. They might prefer to continue getting replies from posters who know what they are talking about. OK Janet, I don't generally top post but I suppose I am a little more flexible when reading others. If it's a thread in which I am generally interested I am prepared to make allowances. I think the crux of the matter is that posts should be clear however they are constructed and I have already pointed out that simply bottom posting does not, of itself, necessarily achieve that. Am I about to go into your kill file then? Actually I wouldn't blame you - if only for the content of many of my messages which do tend to blather on somewhat. :-( Pax Hussein Grow a little garden spam block - for real addy, reverse letters of second level domain. |
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"Hussein M." wrote in message news dross snipped I don't generally top post but I suppose I am a little more flexible when reading others. If it's a thread in which I am generally interested I am prepared to make allowances. I think the crux of the matter is that posts should be clear however they are constructed and I have already pointed out that simply bottom posting does not, of itself, necessarily achieve that. I just wish people would learn to *snip* the irrelevent parts out of the thread they are replying to as they learn how to *snip* flowers. With threads as long as some of them on URG, it becomes difficult to follow when someone top posts as one doesn`t know which answer is being replied to. Surely it`s easy to hit Reply Group, read through a post from the top and cut out the irrelevent sections. By this time you are at the bottom of the post where you put your reply. -- Regards, Alan. Preserve wildlife - Pickle a SQUIRREL to reply. |
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 02:27:16 +0100, "Alan Gabriel"
wrote: "Hussein M." wrote in message news I think the crux of the matter is that posts should be clear however they are constructed and I have already pointed out that simply bottom posting does not, of itself, necessarily achieve that. I just wish people would learn to *snip* the irrelevent parts out of the thread they are replying to as they learn how to *snip* flowers. With threads as long as some of them on URG, it becomes difficult to follow when someone top posts as one doesn`t know which answer is being replied to. Surely it`s easy to hit Reply Group, read through a post from the top and cut out the irrelevent sections. By this time you are at the bottom of the post where you put your reply. Which is exactly what I do. Though I must say I would not insert the tag "Dross snipped" having deleted the irrelevant text! Hussein Grow a little garden spam block - for real addy, reverse letters of second level domain. |
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from Hussein M. contains these words: Am I about to go into your kill file then? Actually I wouldn't blame you - if only for the content of many of my messages which do tend to blather on somewhat. :-( You said it, (and in only one sentence, which means there's hope for you yet). Janet. |
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:32:01 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message from Hussein M. contains these words: Am I about to go into your kill file then? Actually I wouldn't blame you - if only for the content of many of my messages which do tend to blather on somewhat. :-( You said it, (and in only one sentence, which means there's hope for you yet). I deserve it because I mean well. Hussein Grow a little garden spam block - for real addy, reverse letters of second level domain. |
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