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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just got done deleting the entire "Social Norms"
thread from my Inbox, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>but this particular post I think I'll keep. Thanks
Bob! :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheerio!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bob.kline@gmail.com href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">Bob Kline</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=grlug@grlug.org
href="mailto:grlug@grlug.org">grlug@grlug.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 12, 2008 3:36 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [GRLUG] Social norms</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of <BR>sound and fury,
signifying nothing."<BR><BR>
-Macbeth<BR><BR>It might be time to<BR>expand the discussion from
just<BR>vertical to include<BR>horizontal. i.e., how<BR>about a
major blowout now over<BR>line lengths?<BR><BR>I almost never read the
<BR>group<BR>any more, so don't bother<BR>particularly venting
against<BR>me, but do make sure<BR>the rubes are clear on<BR>that too.
And maybe a few<BR>words about <BR>fonts. Punctuation<BR>and speling
two.<BR><BR>But avoiding all useful<BR>content is OK. Yes,
like<BR>I just did. And if the rubes<BR>don't knuckle under, go<BR>off
and pout.<BR><BR> -bOB<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Greg Folkert <<A
href="mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net">greg@gregfolkert.net</A>> wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Mainly
because it doesn't break the flow. If you want an example, here<BR>it is.
But then you'll see this shortly.<BR>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d><BR>On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 08:34 -0400, Collin
wrote:<BR>> Tim Schmidt wrote:<BR>> > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:38
AM, Collin <<A href="mailto:adderd@kkmfg.com">adderd@kkmfg.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >> I suppose you did not. But, really, we
can only debate what we do here.<BR>> >> You can't change what
other people do. And it's not even a consensus out<BR>> >> there
either. There are plenty of lists where top posting is OK. And, on<BR>>
>> this list, it seems there are plenty of people who, like me, also
do not<BR>> >> mind top posting.<BR>> >><BR>>
><BR>> > Have you ever used the internet?<BR>><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d>> (I snipped out the references you gave)<BR></DIV>and
a bravo for that noting.<BR><BR>[SNIP] works as well and most people know
what or why.<BR>
<DIV class=Ih2E3d>><BR>> Let me be brief rather than get into this all
over again. There are more<BR>> important things to fight about. To each
their own. All I'm asking is<BR>> that you at least try to keep an open
mind and abide by those that have<BR>> different conventions than
you.<BR><BR></DIV>Its not about YOU. Its about saving hours of other
people's time trying<BR>to read this thread *AND* for posterity's sake of
the archives being<BR>*READABLE*. For the archivists and people trying to
read the particular<BR>64-bit Linux thread... proper quoting and responses
either in-line or<BR>bottom posting actually *SAVE TIME* and *READABILITY*
actually increases<BR>many fold.<BR><BR>The main reason why in-line or
bottom replies work better...<BR><BR>Do you people that top post *EVER*
think about anyone *BUT* yourselves?<BR><BR>So, just because you like to
drive on the other side of the road, does<BR>that mean you should and not
expect some kind of destructive fallout?<BR><BR>I've kept to my own here
mostly on this subject. I've been admonished by<BR>a few people to "Lighten
up" so... as we can see I'm *BY FAR* not the<BR>only one that believes
this.<BR><BR>You seem to follow *some* guidelines as it suites you... its
almost like<BR>you are doing a Microsoft EEE (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish)
tactic here.<BR><FONT color=#888888>--<BR><A
href="mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net">greg@gregfolkert.net</A><BR>PGP key
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