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Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...
You are suggesting we not quote Lennie when we reply to him? I hope that's not what you are asking, because I always quote the person I'm replying for the usual reasons. It doesn't matter, Eric. It's worked out well for both Wayne and myself this time, His plane might be a little more convenient, and in the same breath, the safety inproved some miniscule amount, and I have a reason to play with my toys. I will return to the practice I have followed for the last six months or so, in case nobody noticed, that of reading the first 25 headers maybe once every couple of weeks. However, for the benefit of HP owners, if you might possibly be interested in the unit I've developed, when I am finished with the one for Wayne, and have updated my drawings, this will be the last one I will make, I'm burned out. For some short time I will be able to send, if you request and send me one lousy buck, (I'm not gonna pay the postage too) I can send a full set of the drawings, which you can take to your local friendly machine shop and have one made. Be forwarned I have already quoted it out at a normal shop rate, $65 per hour, and between 16 to 20 hours, plus materials. I have made five of them, each one being an improvement over the one before, and it's time to move on to something else. |
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Eric,
T'was just a suggestion. I find Lennie insufferable. The Top Posting suggestion was because I find it easier to read. Most folks forward 5000 words without editing as a quote and I hate to go all the way to the bottom to read the response. Not a particularly important request. Allan "Eric Greenwell" wrote in message ... ADP wrote: Perhaps your newsreader filter can be set to "mark as read" messages with "Lennie the Lurker" in the body. That will let you avoid any messages that quote him. I don't think this newsgroup has a stated policy, but the other two I frequent do, and it is bottom posting. One group is absolutely adamant about it, so I tend to stick with that convention. The reason given is it is easier to follow a thread, though if you follow this group every day, it's not as valuable as it is for groups with more postings, or ones you follow infrequently. I do try to trim the post to the most relevant portions, so it's not so much scrolling. That "adamant" group I mentioned doesn't like that, either, so I don't do it there. -- |
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Martin,
That's because you folks drive on the other side of the road. ;-} Allan "Martin Gregorie" wrote in message ... I think that's bad advice. Top posting gets flamed in all the other NGs I read. |
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ADP wrote:
The category to which I was referring was (the one or two people who may think that Lennie's posts have some value.) And yes, I was suggesting that you do not quote Lennie because to read you I will have to read him and that I will not do. In addition, now that we are discussing posts, please put your response at the front (on top) of your reply and that way we won't have to read the previous post unless we want to. This is standard newsgroup etiquette. Sorry, this is exactly the inverse of the correct newsgroup etiquette. Top post is extremely incorrect. -- Michel TALON |
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My experience also :P
Martin Gregorie writes I think that's bad advice. Top posting gets flamed in all the other NGs I read. -- Bill Gribble /---------------------------------------\ | http://www.cotswoldgliding.co.uk | | http://www.scapegoatsanon.demon.co.uk | \---------------------------------------/ |
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ADP writes
That's because you folks drive on the other side of the road You mean we drive on the right side of the road, as opposed to the, err, right side? -- Bill Gribble /---------------------------------------\ | http://www.cotswoldgliding.co.uk | | http://www.scapegoatsanon.demon.co.uk | \---------------------------------------/ |
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ADP wrote:
... Most folks forward 5000 words without editing as a quote..... That's the real problem, IMHO - and it take so little effort to trim the quoted post. Tony V |
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Well, um, yes.
Allan "Bill Gribble" wrote in message .. . ADP writes That's because you folks drive on the other side of the road You mean we drive on the right side of the road, as opposed to the, err, right side? -- Bill Gribble |
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I did a search for news group etiquette. Out of the 437 different hits I
investigated, only one mentioned top posting as a no-no. Perhaps it is a European thing. At any rate, I find top posting eminently more readable. Perhaps it's a good thing I don't post on many other groups. Allan "Michel Talon" wrote in message ... ADP wrote: In addition, now that we are discussing posts, please put your response at the front (on top) of your reply and that way we won't have to read the previous post unless we want to. This is standard newsgroup etiquette. Sorry, this is exactly the inverse of the correct newsgroup etiquette. Top post is extremely incorrect. Michel TALON |
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