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katysails
 
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OK, so I downloaded the quote crap thing and now I have all that stuff =
going into the ng like re-runs wasting bandwidth and all....Hope you're =
all happy....I really preferred my old cut and paste routine...I', not =
gonna stop top posting, however...you're just going to have to live with =
that....

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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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Simple Simon
 
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Top posting is best.

I don't see why you have trouble with the quote marks ().

OE6 puts them in automatically. All you have to do is highlight
and delete what you don't want and leave what you are responding
to. It takes less time than cutting and pasting like you are doing it
now.


"katysails" wrote in message ...
OK, so I downloaded the quote crap thing and now I have all that stuff going into the ng like re-runs wasting bandwidth and
all....Hope you're all happy....I really preferred my old cut and paste routine...I', not gonna stop top posting,
however...you're just going to have to live with that....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
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http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein


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John Cairns
 
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"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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Top posting is best.

I don't see why you have trouble with the quote marks ().

OE6 puts them in automatically. All you have to do is highlight
and delete what you don't want and leave what you are responding
to. It takes less time than cutting and pasting like you are doing it
now.


"katysails" wrote in message

...
OK, so I downloaded the quote crap thing and now I have all that stuff

going into the ng like re-runs wasting bandwidth and
all....Hope you're all happy....I really preferred my old cut and paste

routine...I', not gonna stop top posting,
however...you're just going to have to live with that....

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Au contraire. I never realized I was committing such a serious breach of

etiquette, but these guys seem to think so.
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
From now on, if I can remember, no more top-posting. OTOH, I generally
prefer reading top post replies to MY messages, after all, I can generally
recall what I wrote, so I don't need to re-read my own post, I just want to
see what someone else wrote.
John Cairns


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Jeff Morris
 
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I you want us to read your message, you should top post. Unless I have some special
interest in a topic, I usually ignore bottom posters. After the group's recent
"infection" I blow them off without a second thought, and "ignore" the thread if there's
any crossposting.

And more often than not, I have no idea what Katy is talking about or who she is talking
too. (Its bad enough that with her spelling you can't tell what she's saying!)

As for the "bottom post netiquette" thing, its very rare that I find advocates of this
actually have anything to say. Bottom posting only makes sense if the "top" has been
trimmed to a few lines - but the serious bottom post advocates usually include hundreds of
lines of trash - they have the worst of both worlds. Frankly, I think they have their
heads up their bottom post!



John Cairns wrote:
"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Top posting is best.

I don't see why you have trouble with the quote marks ().

OE6 puts them in automatically. All you have to do is highlight
and delete what you don't want and leave what you are responding
to. It takes less time than cutting and pasting like you are doing
it now.


"katysails" wrote in message

...
OK, so I downloaded the quote crap thing and now I have all that
stuff

going into the ng like re-runs wasting bandwidth and
all....Hope you're all happy....I really preferred my old cut and
paste

routine...I', not gonna stop top posting,
however...you're just going to have to live with that....

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Au contraire. I never realized I was committing such a serious
breach of

etiquette, but these guys seem to think so.
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
From now on, if I can remember, no more top-posting. OTOH, I generally
prefer reading top post replies to MY messages, after all, I can
generally recall what I wrote, so I don't need to re-read my own
post, I just want to see what someone else wrote.
John Cairns



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Scott Vernon
 
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here hear, bottom posting is for losers.

Scotty

"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
...
I you want us to read your message, you should top post. Unless I have

some special
interest in a topic, I usually ignore bottom posters. After the group's

recent
"infection" I blow them off without a second thought, and "ignore" the

thread if there's
any crossposting.

And more often than not, I have no idea what Katy is talking about or who

she is talking
too. (Its bad enough that with her spelling you can't tell what she's

saying!)

As for the "bottom post netiquette" thing, its very rare that I find

advocates of this
actually have anything to say. Bottom posting only makes sense if the

"top" has been
trimmed to a few lines - but the serious bottom post advocates usually

include hundreds of
lines of trash - they have the worst of both worlds. Frankly, I think

they have their
heads up their bottom post!



John Cairns wrote:
"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
Top posting is best.

I don't see why you have trouble with the quote marks ().

OE6 puts them in automatically. All you have to do is highlight
and delete what you don't want and leave what you are responding
to. It takes less time than cutting and pasting like you are doing
it now.


"katysails" wrote in message

...
OK, so I downloaded the quote crap thing and now I have all that
stuff

going into the ng like re-runs wasting bandwidth and
all....Hope you're all happy....I really preferred my old cut and
paste

routine...I', not gonna stop top posting,
however...you're just going to have to live with that....

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should
relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Au contraire. I never realized I was committing such a serious
breach of

etiquette, but these guys seem to think so.
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
From now on, if I can remember, no more top-posting. OTOH, I generally
prefer reading top post replies to MY messages, after all, I can
generally recall what I wrote, so I don't need to re-read my own
post, I just want to see what someone else wrote.
John Cairns







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Donal
 
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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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here hear, bottom posting is for losers.

Scotty


Hear, hear!


Regards

Donal
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Soque
 
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In alt.sailing.asa On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:49:31 -0400,
Jeff Morris jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom offered some cascade bait:
I you want us to read your message, you should top post.


I[f] your view of the medium ignores threading, context and continuity,
you should top post.

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Jeff Morris
 
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Soque wrote:
Jeff Morris jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom offered some cascade bait:
I you want us to read your message, you should top post.


I[f] your view of the medium ignores threading, context and
continuity, you should top post.


If you're obsessed about threading, context and continuity, but don't actually care if
anyone reads your post, you should bottom post.



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On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:49:31 -0400 I replied to "Jeff Morris"
jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom on a piece of toilet paper while
scribbling their name and phone number on the bathroom wall in
alt.sailing.asa

I you want us to read your message, you should top post.


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Jeff Morris wrote:
As for the "bottom post netiquette" thing, its very rare that I find
advocates of this actually have anything to say.


Absolutely.
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