Student Pilot lands short of runway

On Sun, 30 May 2004 16:36:33 GMT, mike regish wrote:

Ok. I'm going to break my promise to myself again because I'm just
overwhelmingly curious about this.

well, I had to scroll down and read what and whom you are referring to.
then I scrolled back up to read your post.

I've stated a reason why top posting is a personal preference of mine. But

well, live with it. it is ok for me. but it is also ok for me to adjust the
score. well, I am not a factor here, but you get the idea.

the argument against top posting seems to be primarily one of etiquette-or
netiquette. To me this is like saying that it's not proper etiquette to fly

nah. it is how things are read. from top the way down to the end.

(...)
I also preferred the way I could sort threads with Netscape, but that
software has caused problems with my computer, so I removed it and deal with
some minor inconveniences in OE, but that also seems to somehow be a
violation of etiquette, or just some reason to make me somehow inferior to
those who use other readers.

everybody gets what he deserves.

(...)
I also don't mind some people not trimming their posts as I don't always get
the original post if I come in late. Then I look for a post that hasn't been

heck. don't you think that pictures would be nice to be attached to
postings? it would explain so much.
where is the border? what is ok and what not?

Is there an Emily Post of the internet? If so, does she have a rationale for
all the rules of netiquette? Are some arbitrary? Traditional? Practical?

most of the rules (netiquette for the net, etiquette for real life) come
out of practice.

I don't really NEED to know. Just trying to make sense of something that
seems to me to be pure nonsense coming from otherwise very sensible people.

mike regish

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#m

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On Sun, 30 May 2004 14:22:57 GMT, Martin Hotze gov
wrote:

I HATE scrolling down to read the latest...

it is a free world.
do whatever you want but don't start crying when top posters are not read
by bottom posters (and vice versa).
you have the right to post, but nobody has the duty to read the postings.


Hehe... I've not shed a tear on usenet , nor in FIDO before
it...
I doubt many read my postings, but I post in case someone may.
If they don't wish to read my post because it is readily found as
soon as they open it (on top) that's OK...

I read the posts/threads that interest me, (top or bottom) , I
can't even IMAGINE anyone not reading a post that interests them
just because it is on the top..... but , I guess there are all kinds
here...

Remember when we used paper files? The MOST RECENT info was
placed on top, and when you file e-mail, the MOST RECENT is at the

that email replies are put on top is due to the sick clients from one
bigger company.

Medication at the ready.... (I think I will be OK....)

top... newspapers in the library, MOST RECENT on top...invoices?
same.....calendars ? ...same....

and books? you expect the end of each page on top of the page?
if you want to put an analogy to real life then books or sheets of paper
are IMNSHO the best.

Nope, never mentioned books, - they are usually a continuous
story by one author, not separate events sequentially written by
separate people.. I would consider books very different from usnet
and a poor comparison as they are intended for a different purpose...
.....

And now we are supposed to place our MOST RECENT "news"
all the way on the BOTTOM????

it is threading. you know? na. probably not.

Guess not, but it still works for me...


Cheers! Thanks for your reply

Dave

On Mon, 31 May 2004 01:34:45 GMT, wrote:

and books? you expect the end of each page on top of the page?
if you want to put an analogy to real life then books or sheets of paper
are IMNSHO the best.

Nope, never mentioned books, - they are usually a continuous
story by one author, not separate events sequentially written by
separate people.. I would consider books very different from usnet
and a poor comparison as they are intended for a different purpose...
....

what about logbooks? different persons write their stuff in it. you start
it at the last page and the latest news is the first oyu can read?

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On Sun, 30 May 2004 at 00:31:14 in message
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wrote:

Remember when we used paper files? The MOST RECENT info was
placed on top, and when you file e-mail, the MOST RECENT is at the
top... newspapers in the library, MOST RECENT on top...invoices?
same.....calendars ? ...same....

And now we are supposed to place our MOST RECENT "news"
all the way on the BOTTOM????

Business correspondence and exchanges with someone who is providing
support are quite different from Usenet. In the first two it can be
quite reasonable to include previous correspondence.

But surely Usenet is a written version of a verbal discussion? It is
fast and the response can be quick. If I was talking to you I would not
comment on things before you said them - oh I don't know perhaps I
would! :-)
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David CL Francis