Unnecessary Bitch (WAS: Re: [cobalt-users] Symb. Link)

["Brian Curtis" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dom Latter" <d.latter@xxxxxxx>


> > ----- Original Message -----
>
> Please *trim* your posts, and reply after the quote.

I'm usually not one to bitch, but WTF are you jumping on my case for and
telling me how I should construct my reply posts!?

I included the original message, all 5 lines of the damn thing (excuse me,
10 lines or so including the header - so sue me), in case someone wanted to
know what the question was.  That's hardly 'against the rules' that I know
of.

And what's this 'reply after the quote' crap?  I know of past 'netiquette'
posts that state you should post your reply *BEFORE* the original message
(search the archives).  Makes sense to me since you don't want to have to
scroll down a ongoing thread to see the latest reply, unless it'd be more
appropriate to include your responses peppered throughout the original post,
or if you have a lengthy response to a short post (this one for example).
Then locating your reply after the original post, to allow the reader to
grasp the gist of the thread, seems like a good idea (all of which I just
said has been discussed in the past).

Now if I had included an entire digest of messages, several previous
off-topic posts, or posted in HTML (all of which has been done before, and
first time offenders politely corrected), then I can see a reason to bitch.
Other than that, I think most people on this list will agree that my post
was most appropriate in layout.  For Christ's sake, the entire post
_including the original message w/ headers_ fit on one screen w/o a scroll
bar.

The 'offending' post with my reply can be found at:
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2000-June/012856.html

Give me a friggin break.

BC

P.S. (Mr. Latter, don't bother to send a reply to me, you have been added to
my 'Shit Mail' filter.)
P.P.S. (To those of you who are easily offended by off-color language, my
sincerest apologies.  I also apologize for _my_ 'Unnecessary Bitch', I just
couldn't let it go for some reason.  Time to lay off the coffee.)