Wide screen LCD monitors and X

Harold Weissman writes:

> On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:40:22 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
>
>> Harold Weissman writes:
>>
>>> On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:22:22 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:
>>>
>>>> Harold Weissman wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:20:17 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Please do not top-post. Your answer belongs after (or intermixed
>>>>>> with) the quoted material to which you reply, after snipping all
>>>>>> irrelevant material. See the following links:
>>>>>
>>>>> The reply was to my post, and I happen to prefer answers to my
>>>>> questions as top-postings.
>>>>
>>>> Then you should be using e-mail. Not Usenet.
>>>
>>> Top-posting is a matter of style. Some people like it, some
>>> people don't. Fortunately, self-appointed Usenet police have no power
>>> to enforce their particular preference.
>>
>> Disagree.
>>
>> It is a method of communications.
>>
>> When someone talks to you in one language and you reply in another, it
>> is impolite.
>>
>> Which method is a better method could be argued.
>
> Exactly. That's my point. I do prefer top-posting.

Exactly what?
It shouldn't take long to see that the bulk of the converstations
here are in traditional Usenet format.

>> But to break into a conversation and change the protocol is rude.
>
> So if the very first answer to a question is a top-post, so
> should any subsequent answers?

You think it would be good to let the second poster decide on
the format? I don't think so.

Anyway, I have no heart for this battle.
I just wanted to point out that it's not just a matter of style.

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:19:06 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:

> Harold Weissman writes:
>
>> On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:40:22 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
>>
>>> Harold Weissman writes:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:22:22 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Harold Weissman wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:20:17 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please do not top-post. Your answer belongs after (or intermixed
>>>>>>> with) the quoted material to which you reply, after snipping all
>>>>>>> irrelevant material. See the following links:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The reply was to my post, and I happen to prefer answers to my
>>>>>> questions as top-postings.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then you should be using e-mail. Not Usenet.
>>>>
>>>> Top-posting is a matter of style. Some people like it, some
>>>> people don't. Fortunately, self-appointed Usenet police have no power
>>>> to enforce their particular preference.
>>>
>>> Disagree.
>>>
>>> It is a method of communications.
>>>
>>> When someone talks to you in one language and you reply in another, it
>>> is impolite.
>>>
>>> Which method is a better method could be argued.
>>
>> Exactly. That's my point. I do prefer top-posting.
>
> Exactly what?

One can debate which method is better. Like I said, I prefer top-
posting.

> It shouldn't take long to see that the bulk of the converstations here
> are in traditional Usenet format.

Fair enough - to each his or her preference.

>>> But to break into a conversation and change the protocol is rude.
>>
>> So if the very first answer to a question is a top-post, so
>> should any subsequent answers?
>
> You think it would be good to let the second poster decide on the
> format? I don't think so.

That's what you seemed to imply. Are you perhaps objecting to top-
posting, period?

> Anyway, I have no heart for this battle. I just wanted to point out that
> it's not just a matter of style.

I cheerfully disagree.

Harold Weissman wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:40:22 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
>
.... snip ...
>
>> But to break into a conversation and change the protocol is rude.
>
> So if the very first answer to a question is a top-post, so
> should any subsequent answers?

No. The best answer is to correct the post. This is Usenet, and
the various governing RFCs specify bottom (or interspersed) posting
with snipping. You are always right when you avoid top-posting,
although the occasional newsgroup (such as Microsoft) allow
top-posting. I avoid those.

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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:30:13 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:

> although the occasional newsgroup (such as Microsoft) allow
> top-posting. I avoid those.

Why? You're a die-hard Windoze user.

> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U)

See? Windows 98, no less! LOL!

Fix your non-compliant signature block, you hypocrite. How can you
continuously correct other's posting etiquette, whilst blatantly ignoring
the accepted standards for a signature block?

Why would anyone take you seriously, based on the above?


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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:30:13 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:

> Harold Weissman wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:40:22 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:
>>
> ... snip ...
>>
>>> But to break into a conversation and change the protocol is rude.
>>
>> So if the very first answer to a question is a top-post, so should any
>> subsequent answers?
>
> No. The best answer is to correct the post. This is Usenet, and the
> various governing RFCs specify bottom (or interspersed) posting with
> snipping. You are always right when you avoid top-posting, although the
> occasional newsgroup (such as Microsoft) allow top-posting. I avoid
> those.

You know, what I find it interesting is that the person who
caused this whole thing to start, because of his top-posting, did provide
useful information on the original subject, whereas the self-appointed
net law enforcers have provided none whatsoever.

I demand that Dan C may or may not have written...

> On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:30:13 -0400, CBFalconer wrote:
[snip]
>> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U)

> See? Windows 98, no less! LOL!

As this posting demonstrates, that's easily faked...

[snip]
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:17:20 +0100, Darren Salt wrote:

>>> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Win98; U)

>> See? Windows 98, no less! LOL!

> As this posting demonstrates, that's easily faked...

Whatever. He's not faking anything.

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