But Larry, all that was said about the degradation of social ettiquete.
(One could virtually substitute "social" for "usenet".

And yes social ettiquete was definded in books also. Such as sending a
thank you note after attending a dinner party. There was a rule for
everything.
Those who broke the rules were respected less and lost social standing.
If we tried to get by with our knowledge of ettiqute and manners in old
society, we would be social outcasts for sure.

My point is I think we are witnessing a change.
Like it or not.
Times are changing.
Conventions are changing.
We are in a state of change.
20 or 30 years from now I expect things to be very different.


John
(low class usenet user)
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Larry Dighera wrote:
On Sun, 25 May 2008 15:06:41 -0400, The Visitor
wrote in
:


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.