"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]

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Sorry Franz my mistake,

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

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]