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It's nice to have the quotes, but if the reply is something I'm
interested in and it's missing a quote, I'll manually go back and look at the thread to see what it's replying to. Very often a reply stands (or falls) on its own, and I'll just let it. Jose -- You can choose whom to befriend, but you cannot choose whom to love. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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When Andrew's post came across at 9:49 it was one line only with no
attached threads. I use Netscape 7.2 on W-2000. ------------- Regards, Ross C-172F 180HP KSWI Mark Hansen wrote: On 12/14/2005 08:13, Dudley Henriques wrote: I'm using Outlook Express 6.0 and every thread on every newsgroup I'm using is showing normally, including your post which shows a pickup reference properly. Andrew's post shows up with a blank screen and a single sentence with no pickup reference. If you are seeing a pickup reference, the problem might be somewhere other than my news reader. There is one anomaly however. The OP has cross posted to "owning" as well as "piloting". I'm answering to "piloting" only, and have defaulted through "owning" as the other group won't rectify. Perhaps that is the issue. Dudley Henriques Strange. I'm looking at the thread posted to both owning and piloting, and in both cases, the entire thread is there. I'm using Mozilla 1.7.5 on a Windows platform (Windows/2000 Professional). |
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"Dudley Henriques" writes:
No biggie for sure :-), but when I hit reply on Andrew's message, the reference shows normally as below; "Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message ups.com... Try and explain that to the parents of the boy who got killed. but when simply pulled up in the thread, just the sentence. Interesting!! Just one of those unexplained mysteries that must drive Bill Gates nuts from time to time :-))) Ahhh. I think the issue is that you have two different definitions of "thread". In my newsreader (and in most threaded newsreaders), you can see who replied to each message by the layout of the messages in the summary view. So in this thread, my summary view looks like this: R [ 9: Paul kgyy ] Trial by newspaper R [ 35: Dudley Henriques ] R [ 3: Andrew Sarangan ] R [ 14: Dudley Henriques ] R [ 27: Mark Hansen ] R [ 43: Dudley Henriques ] R [ 22: Mark Hansen ] R [ 42: Dudley Henriques ] R [ 16: Montblack ] See how you can tell from the indentation that Paul sent a message, then Dudley and Andrew replied to it, then Dudley repsonded to Andrew's message, etc. Your posting software will put a "references" header in your posting so that other newsreaders can figure out this threading. In addition to seeing these "threads", some of the posters choose to quote from earlier messages, as I have quoted from Dudley's message above. I think this quoting is what Dudley is calling a "thread". Dudley: from your description, it sounds like Outlook either does not have threading, or you do not have that feature enabled. In any case, on usenet it is often considered polite to quote from previous messages to give some context. The main reason for this has nothing to do with the fact that some of us use non-threaded newsreaders---instead, it is because it takes time for messages to be sent between computers. Depending on where you are reading from, the messages in a newsgroup may arrive in a different order. Without a little quote to put a message in context, this can cause confusion. Chris -- Chris Colohan Email: PGP: finger Web: www.colohan.com Phone: (412)268-4751 |
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I start with a clean slate a couple of times a day. If a post pops up
without supporting references, I'm left guessing ------ RMG!! :-) ("Mark Hansen" wrote) Why is that better? Are you trying to save disk space? You're not going to start changing my computer around now, like a certain innkeeper did over Thanksgiving, are you? g ...new messages go to the BOTTOM! I don't like a cluttered tree of read posts and unread posts. Too overwhelming - searching for a better word. I delete all of the posts in a newsgroup, at one time, then plow through the next batch when I pull them up. I do this a couple of times per day. I read more posts this way - the other way, I look at the intermixed thread-tree mess and say "screw it," as often as not. Newsgroup/Properties/Local Files/Delete Montblack |
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On 12/14/2005 09:57, Montblack wrote:
I start with a clean slate a couple of times a day. If a post pops up without supporting references, I'm left guessing ------ RMG!! :-) ("Mark Hansen" wrote) Why is that better? Are you trying to save disk space? You're not going to start changing my computer around now, like a certain innkeeper did over Thanksgiving, are you? g ...new messages go to the BOTTOM! I don't like a cluttered tree of read posts and unread posts. Too overwhelming - searching for a better word. I delete all of the posts in a newsgroup, at one time, then plow through the next batch when I pull them up. I do this a couple of times per day. I read more posts this way - the other way, I look at the intermixed thread-tree mess and say "screw it," as often as not. Newsgroup/Properties/Local Files/Delete In my news reader (Mozilla 1.7.5), I simply configure the news group with View - Threads - Threads with unread, and it only shows those threads with unread messages. This cuts way down on the clutter and still allows me to see the thread history for any posting. Montblack -- Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane Sacramento, CA |
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I feel sorry for the SW pilots who went through the fence at Midway
last week. Now every edition of the local newspapers runs articles by lawyers and journalists second-guessing every decision made on a difficult approach - quartering tail wind, marginal visibility, fair braking, short runway. I'd sure hate to have my every flying decision subjected to this kind of scrutiny. We all would. Given the circumstances (little boy killed, worst storm in recent years, etc.), the scruitny is warranted, in my opinion. What bothers me is the lack of accuracy in the reporting. Just today the Chicago media discovered that there is a 696 feet displaced threshold on 31C and that their previous reporting of a 6,522 feet runway was incorrect. Ultimately though, it's only the kids lawyers and retired pilots who are doing the talking to the media, thus the news coverage will slant that way until the NTSB releases its report. Charles Oppermann http://www.coppersoftware.com/ Southwest Airlines flight 1248 accident articles: http://spaces.msn.com/members/chuckop/ |
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Dudley
I was responding to the original post by Paul. I am sorry if it came off as 'nailing' anyone. I totally agree with your sentiments about lawyers trying to turn tragedy into income. However, the victim in question was not an airline passenger or even a pedestrian at the airport property. I did not suggest that the victims parents should sue SWA. However, for their peace of mind, they do deserve an answer as to why this freak accident happened. |
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Dudley, they will get an answer when the NTSB releases the
report. Until then, the discussion here is just to get pilots of all types, thinking about what and how to avoid it happening again before the NTSB releases a and the FAA and airline amend their regulations and procedures [that will take years longer]. On the subject of your posts, you can set your newsreader to include the message you're replying to, in Outlook Express on the Send tab (Tools/Options) Include Message in Reply... You can edit this, but still include enough useful info, such as name and context of the message... -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm "Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message oups.com... | Dudley | | I was responding to the original post by Paul. I am sorry if it came | off as 'nailing' anyone. I totally agree with your sentiments about | lawyers trying to turn tragedy into income. However, the victim in | question was not an airline passenger or even a pedestrian at the | airport property. I did not suggest that the victims parents should sue | SWA. However, for their peace of mind, they do deserve an answer as to | why this freak accident happened. | |
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in message oups.com... I feel sorry for the SW pilots who went through the fence at Midway last week. Now every edition of the local newspapers runs articles by lawyers and journalists second-guessing every decision made on a difficult approach - quartering tail wind, marginal visibility, fair braking, short runway. I'd sure hate to have my every flying decision subjected to this kind of scrutiny. So trial by newgroup is any better? |
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Certainly an examination of the event is warranted. The accident did
happen. But newspapers and lawyers tend to assess blame long before the real cause is known and seldom get facts correct. |
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