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[snipped c.l.s crosspost]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Thomas Stegen wrote:
>
> Top posting is never good. Just delete all the text in
> the previous post if you do not have the need to include
> some more specific context.

And if you do not feel the need to include any specific
context in your post, consider starting a new thread.


DO NOT DO THIS:

[Subject: Re: Eve's methods]

Alice wrote on Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 10:30:54.2,
in message <Alice48$>, while birds sang
overhead and various creatures frolicked in the treetops:
>
> Your methods are flawed.
>
> -Alice
> --
> Share and enjoy.
>

I like cheese.

-Bob


DON'T EVEN DO THIS, ALTHOUGH IT'S BETTER:

[Subject: Re: Eve's methods]

I like cheese.

-Bob


JUST DO THIS:

[Subject: I like cheese!]

I like cheese.

-Bob


Oh, and another thing. Don't crosspost to five different
groups. That's just ridiculous. (And yes, I know in this
case it's due to a spammer. But just in general, don't.)

-Arthur

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:35:04 GMT, in comp.lang.c , Roedy Green
<> wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:44:57 +0100, Mark McIntyre
><> wrote or quoted :
>
>>>If I need to refresh
>>>myself on the quoted material I can look it up myself.
>>
>>Where? Google? Get real. Presumably you don't read very many posts a
>>day, or else have an eidetic memory.
>
>In Agent. I can retrace threads at a click. They are mapped out like a
>tree.

Only if your server stores them all, and you don't purge your
database.
Do you imagine that everyone has that luxury? So we should all conform
to your requirement?

And why are you posting this to so many groups? I've no clue where
you're posting from. I'm in CLC, where top posting is heavily frowned
upon. Maybe the python guys don't care - if so, remove CLC from your
crosspost.

--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/bchambless0/welcome_to_clc.html>


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Roedy Green wrote:
> <> wrote or quoted :
>
> >> If I need to refresh
> >> myself on the quoted material I can look it up myself.
> >
> > Where? Google? Get real. Presumably you don't read very many
> > posts a day, or else have an eidetic memory.
>
> In Agent. I can retrace threads at a click. They are mapped
> out like a tree.

Then you either are downloading and retaining all messages
yourself, or your ISP maintains an indefinite history of each
group (which I doubt). Sooner or later one of you is going to run
out of storage. It's something like using oil to run guzzling
SUVs.

--
Chuck F () ()
Available for consulting/temporary embedded and systems.
<http://cbfalconer.home.att.net> USE worldnet address!

"Arthur J. O'Dwyer" <> wrote in message
newsine.LNX.4.58-...
>
> DO NOT DO THIS:
>
> [Subject: Re: Eve's methods]
>
> Alice wrote on Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 10:30:54.2,
> in message <Alice48$>, while birds sang
> overhead and various creatures frolicked in the treetops:
> >
> > Your methods are flawed.
> >
> > -Alice
> > --
> > Share and enjoy.
> >
>
> I like cheese.

Have you been to France? They have good cheese. Actually they are more
famous for their wine. What kind of wine do you like?

"Roedy Green" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Infuriatingly, it is not always true. Some intelligent people
> APOLOGIZE for snipping even a comma from the entire previous
> discussion. Somebody must have taught them you are supposed to quote
> EVERYTHING.

Yes, they learned in school or somewhere that you should plagiarize, and
should "quote all sources". They think if they snip a little something,
they're "cheating".
<snicker>