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

["[Your Site Here] Mark Baker" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I totally agree, having the past message is great! It means we know whats
going on!!!

Give him a break!

Mark Baker
www.yoursitehere.co.uk

p.s DON'T even think of complaining that I put the past message below!! :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Curtis <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 5:06 PM
Subject: Unnecessary Bitch (WAS: Re: [cobalt-users] Symb. Link)


>
> ----- 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.)
>
>
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