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Old 08-08-2003, 02:19 AM
Franz Heymann
 
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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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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.
{;-))

[Franz Heymann]





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Old 08-08-2003, 02:22 AM
Franz Heymann
 
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"anne" wrote in message
...

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...
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.
{;-))

[Franz Heymann]





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Old 08-08-2003, 07:14 PM
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In response to Chris Norton's question " Are gnomes related to trolls?"

Anne wrote "No, but top-posters are"

Regards

A Troll.



"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.




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Old 08-08-2003, 07:14 PM
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:-)

A Troll.............. and proud of it wrote in
message ...
In response to Chris Norton's question " Are gnomes related to trolls?"

Anne wrote "No, but top-posters are"

Regards

A Troll.



"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.






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Old 08-08-2003, 07:14 PM
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David Hill wrote in message
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This sort of reply is a pain.:-
"anne" wrote in message
...

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...
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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Old 08-08-2003, 07:14 PM
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Does anyone else besides me think that Warren is the next unibomber in the making?


"Ophelia" wrote in message ...
"Shiva" wrote in message
s.com...
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:12:22 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:


"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...
Are gnomes related to trolls?

No, but top-posters are.

[Franz Heymann]

For heavens sake give it a rest. Do you know how boring you are being.

Oh never mind *PLONK*


Now wasn't that fun? Frank vented, you vented, and then you got to
advertize loudly that you have "plonked" him. I think you should thank
Frank.

Let me guess ...

*PLONK*

:-)


Gosh what fun

*PLONK*

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Old 08-08-2003, 07:15 PM
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In article , anne
writes

David Hill wrote in message
...


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.

He didn't top post. He interspersed his comments with the part of the
text he was responding to - the bit of his reply I've quoted here was at
the bottom. It just so happened that the sensible place for his first
comment was at the top.
--
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Old 08-08-2003, 07:15 PM
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The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

---------snipped---------------------------

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.
{;-))


[Franz Heymann]



No snipping again Franz. TUT TUT. 8-))

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The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words:

--------------snipped-----------------

Sorry Franz! I failed speedreading but I just keep *trying.*


No need to be sorry. :-))


[Franz Heymann]


How about some snipping just to be pedantic. 8-))

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The message
from "A Troll.............. and proud of it"
contains these words:

In response to Chris Norton's question " Are gnomes related to trolls?"


Anne wrote "No, but top-posters are"


Regards


A Troll.


Ah Yes, but you have made it quite clear that this was a top post. The
problem arises when no one puts spaces in between. IMHO, a lesser crime
to the usenet reply of 36 lines of unsnipped musings with a one line
"hear hear" at the bottom.

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Old 08-08-2003, 07:15 PM
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"David Hill" wrote in message
...
This sort of reply is a pain.:-
"anne" wrote in message
...

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...

"anne" wrote in message
...
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.?????????


Pot calling the kettle black.

Why does my remark just above your final remark carry te wrong number of
attribution marks?
It should have had one more "" than yours.

{:-))

[Franz Heymann]


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"Christopher Norton" wrote in message
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The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these

words:

--------------snipped-----------------

Sorry Franz! I failed speedreading but I just keep *trying.*


No need to be sorry. :-))


[Franz Heymann]


How about some snipping just to be pedantic. 8-))


I don't snip just to be pedantic {:-))

In more serious vein: I do snip, but only when I feel certain that I am not
spoiling the context. I have in the past been unfairly accused of snipping
in order to help grind an axe.

[Franz Heymann]


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"Christopher Norton" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these

words:

---------snipped---------------------------

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.
{;-))


[Franz Heymann]



No snipping again Franz. TUT TUT. 8-))


Let's all promise one another that the silly season will end as soon as the
heat wave is over, so that we can revert to talking about gardening.

[Franz Heymann]


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Old 08-08-2003, 07:16 PM
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Kay Easton wrote in message
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In article , anne
writes

David Hill wrote in message
...


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.

He didn't top post. He interspersed his comments with the part of the
text he was responding to - the bit of his reply I've quoted here was at
the bottom. It just so happened that the sensible place for his first
comment was at the top.


Well that's really complicated things (but I am a simple soul). Does this
mean I can add to the very top as long as I add something at the bottom
aswell?

(Kay, I'm joking)



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"anne" wrote in message
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Are gnomes related to trolls?


No, but top-posters are.

||
[Franz Heymann] ||

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Warren wrote in message
news:tigYa.83134$o%2.37959@sccrnsc02...
Heather wrote:
what is a troll?????


A troll is someone who posts something outrageous just to watch people
get riled-up. Sometimes a troll will do a little flaming (attacking the
person, not the ideas) just to watch everyone else start to get
personality issues and the real issue confused to the point that threads
will go down several layers with no real substance. Trolls cast a wide
net, and try to upset as many people as possible.

"Don't feed the trolls," essentially means you should ignore the troll,
and not get caught in his net.

The origin is the trolling that a fisherman does. Essentially we're
talking about casting a wide net, and seeing what we can catch.

Of course it's also fun to picture the troll as a evil little elf.

--
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to go outside now.





So are those who don't snip......

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