On Sun, 25 May 2008 15:06:41 -0400, The Visitor
wrote in
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Jay Maynard wrote:
....I asked him to follow longstanding Usenet etiquette.

When does etiquette change. So much has changed in society. It will of
course change in usenet also.

There is an established formal method of changing Usenet policy via
RFCs.

Manners are not what they used to be. Such as table manners or
wearing hats in front of ladies.

That may be the case where you reside, but it has no bearing on
Usenet.

Usenet conventions are the result of thoughtful debate, and careful
design.

Is ettiquete defined by popular standards of society?

Usenet netiquette is defined he
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/doc/zen/ze...toc.html#SEC44

Please also see: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/doc/zen/zen-1.0_6.html

Should it flex with time as it has?

Usenet is made possible through the generosity of those computer
system owners who provide the resources upon which it depends. Usenet
is intended to be an exercise in self-governance. Those Usenet
participants who are not evolved enough to be capable of
self-governance are easily distinguished from responsible netizins.

I for one will top post if I am not necassarily adding "in line" to
something.

Top-posting in follow up articles fractures the chronology of the
thoughts expressed in proceeding articles, thus making it exceedingly
difficult for future researchers of the GoogleGroups (nee dejavu)
Usenet archive to follow the message thread.

But here I am.

I am not offended by top posting, so to me it isn't a breach of
ettiquete.

While I truly respect individualism, failure to follow netiquette
conventions will not earn you respect among its participants.