On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:46:09 -0700, nom=de=plume wrote:

So, does that mean one should or shouldn't trim posts? Like I said, it seems
like a double-standard... believe it was John who chastised me for it.

John doesn't make the rules for Usenet. The more he's ignored, the
better the group runs. He only posts here to cover up the voices in his
head.