Is this the end of Discovery Wings Channel ??

Exactly what qualifies someone as an internet pro, and according to what
standard is posting at the bottom preferred on the internet? Assuming it is
even preferred on usenet.

PS I am not bing a moderator, just commenting like everyone else. Sorry if
my comment took an authoritative tone.

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Dude wrote:

Matt,

Please don't take the bait. Anyone who writes a comment like that is
obviously starving for attention, and the best way to deal with it is to
ignore it.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Juan Jimenez wrote:


Not really, Fox is actually about glorifying and glamorizing
pigheadedness, idiocy and demagoguery. Close, but not quite.

I hadn't noticed that you were on staff at Fox...

Matt

That was just too juicy to ignore. And if you want to play ng moderator,
at least post at the bottom like the internet pros.

Matt

"Dude" wrote in message
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Exactly what qualifies someone as an internet pro, and according to what
standard is posting at the bottom preferred on the internet? Assuming it
is even preferred on usenet.

"Pro" is slang for "prophylactic" and means someone who Googles up "top
posting vs. bottom posting on r.a.h." and then goes ahead and posts any way
he wants to - 'cuz no matter which way he chooses, somebody's going to call
him a "p***k". )

Rich "You can't win either way" S.

Internet pros,,,,,my a!!!!s
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
Dude wrote:

Matt,

Please don't take the bait. Anyone who writes a comment like that is
obviously starving for attention, and the best way to deal with it is to
ignore it.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...

Juan Jimenez wrote:


Not really, Fox is actually about glorifying and glamorizing
pigheadedness, idiocy and demagoguery. Close, but not quite.

I hadn't noticed that you were on staff at Fox...

Matt

That was just too juicy to ignore. And if you want to play ng
moderator, at least post at the bottom like the internet pros.

Matt

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"Dude" wrote in message
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Exactly what qualifies someone as an internet pro, and according to what
standard is posting at the bottom preferred on the internet? Assuming it
is even preferred on usenet.

PS I am not bing a moderator, just commenting like everyone else. Sorry
if my comment took an authoritative tone.

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
Dude wrote:

Matt,

Please don't take the bait. Anyone who writes a comment like that is
obviously starving for attention, and the best way to deal with it is to
ignore it.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...

Juan Jimenez wrote:


Not really, Fox is actually about glorifying and glamorizing
pigheadedness, idiocy and demagoguery. Close, but not quite.

I hadn't noticed that you were on staff at Fox...

Matt

That was just too juicy to ignore. And if you want to play ng moderator,
at least post at the bottom like the internet pros.

Matt



So, interesting discussions on the web about top posting vs. the bottom.

Though there seem to be some people using readers that don't like top posts,
and likely more pro-bottom than pro-top people, I didn't find anyone
claiming to be from usenet or any standards body with an answer. That
doesn't mean there isn't, just that my patience is limited on how much
googling I will do.

In fact, the best reason to bottom post, or even snip and post is to keep
the conversation going. It would seem to me that if you were not looking
for a response or conversation that top posting would make a statement to
that effect. If one were trying to enforce a code on this, the only
effective way would seem to be to not respond to top posts.

Also, before I get accused of "trolling", I was not trying to actually get
an answer on the internet pro thing, I was being a smart a**. There is no
such thing as an internet pro.

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:08:33 GMT, "Dude" wrote:

snip

So, interesting discussions on the web about top posting vs. the bottom.

Oh, oh...here we go againLOL


Though there seem to be some people using readers that don't like top posts,
and likely more pro-bottom than pro-top people, I didn't find anyone
claiming to be from usenet or any standards body with an answer. That

There is no standard. Just preferences.

doesn't mean there isn't, just that my patience is limited on how much
googling I will do.

I use Google local, but due to it using IE, I try to avoid using it on
the net.

The last time I used it on the net I found one of those sites that had
been infected and was just waiting for IE to come along. Only my
firewall saved a lot of work.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Dude wrote:

Exactly what qualifies someone as an internet pro, and according to what
standard is posting at the bottom preferred on the internet? Assuming it is
even preferred on usenet.

OK, I'll do some of your homework for you...

http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html

Dude wrote:

Exactly what qualifies someone as an internet pro, and according to what
standard is posting at the bottom preferred on the internet? Assuming it
is even preferred on usenet.

OK, I'll do some of your homework for you...

http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html


Uh, sorry. Not a standards body. Refers to an faq.org site which
SPECIFICALLY states that their suggestions are not a standard.

Your response does not meet the criteria at all, so your implication that I
was lazy and did not do my own homework is therefore out of line. Unless
you want to avoid guilt of hypocrisy (you were too lazy to find it either)
you may want to admit thta I am right.

Its not a standard, though top posting may be preferred by a reasonably
vocal group for reasons well spelled out in my own response to my post which
you ignored because you were so intent on scoring a point.

In further response to my own question let me state that while I still
haven't found any reasonable criteria for the term "internet pro", I can
tell you that its NOT someone who doesn't know what a "standard" is.

Also, let me point out that if I have a snappy one liner of little
historical value I will continue to post it on top if I like. You are free
to ignore it, or anything else I post.