Those of you who use Google Groups, instead of a real newsreader, need to
start quoting a bit of the text you are replying to. Since most newsreaders
are configured to delete previously read messages in a thread, it appears
that you are replying to something out of thin air. Please take the time to
do it right.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

OK,Dave!



I just couldn't resist. =8^0

Dave Bugg wrote:

> Those of you who use Google Groups, instead of a real newsreader,
> need to start quoting a bit of the text you are replying to. Since
> most newsreaders are configured to delete previously read messages in
> a thread, it appears that you are replying to something out of thin
> air. Please take the time to do it right.

Often this is a problem due to the user not being aware of the way to
do so in Google. There are some instruction in my .sig below. You can
also reference this web site: http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google for more
detailed instructions and useful links.



Brian
--
Please quote enough of the previous message for context. To do so from
Google, click "show options" and use the Reply shown in the expanded
header.

Dave Bugg wrote:
> Those of you who use Google Groups, instead of a real newsreader, need to
> start quoting a bit of the text you are replying to. Since most newsreaders
> are configured to delete previously read messages in a thread, it appears
> that you are replying to something out of thin air. Please take the time to
> do it right.
>
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com


And some of us who have been using google groups because our ISP does
not want to pay extra to allow us to receive newsgroups have been doing
it all along. Next time, try to target your audience a little bit
better...

wrote:
> Dave Bugg wrote:
> > Those of you who use Google Groups, instead of a real newsreader, need to
> > start quoting a bit of the text you are replying to. Since most newsreaders
> > are configured to delete previously read messages in a thread, it appears
> > that you are replying to something out of thin air. Please take the time to
> > do it right.
> >
> > --
> > Dave
> > www.davebbq.com
>
>
> And some of us who have been using google groups because our ISP does
> not want to pay extra to allow us to receive newsgroups have been doing
> it all along. Next time, try to target your audience a little bit
> better...

Ha it works, I have been wondering how to do this, thanks a lot!

wrote:

> And some of us who have been using google groups because our ISP does
> not want to pay extra to allow us to receive newsgroups have been
> doing it all along. Next time, try to target your audience a little
> bit better...

Since you have "been doing it all along", then my op obviously wasn't
targeted toward you, right? Which means that you were excluded from my
request, right? Perhaps you may wish to target you replies appropriately?

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

Dave Bugg wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > And some of us who have been using google groups because our ISP does
> > not want to pay extra to allow us to receive newsgroups have been
> > doing it all along. Next time, try to target your audience a little
> > bit better...
>
> Since you have "been doing it all along", then my op obviously wasn't
> targeted toward you, right? Which means that you were excluded from my
> request, right? Perhaps you may wish to target you replies appropriately?
>
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com


First of all Dave, let me say I have a lot of respect for you, unlike
some other posters who have replied. That said...

Yes, your first post was targeted at me as a user of Google Groups.
Nowhere in your OP did you say "Google group users who don't quote need
to start because..." Instead, you came off, IMHO, in a fiery manner by
saying "Those of you who use Google Groups, instead of a real
newsreader,..." To which I responded in a fiery manner.

Either way, both our points were made. Let's call it done.

Jon

wrote:

> Either way, both our points were made. Let's call it done.
>
> Jon

Sure..... plonk

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

Dave Bugg Wrote:
<Those of you who use Google Groups, instead of a real newsreader, need
to
start quoting a bit of the text you are replying to. Since most
newsreaders
are configured to delete previously read messages in a thread, it
appears
that you are replying to something out of thin air. Please take the
time to
do it right. >

Honestly, Dave, sometimes the text I'm responding to comes through and
sometimes it doesn't. I never know what I'm going to get.

LC Scotty wrote:

> Honestly, Dave, sometimes the text I'm responding to comes through and
> sometimes it doesn't. I never know what I'm going to get.

Hmmm. Being web-based, there is always the possibility of
browser-dependent behavior. My own bit of anecdotal evidence is that I
used nothing but Google for four months at the start of 2005, and
occasionally even after signing up with news.individual.net (a
reasonably-priced usenet provider) and never saw such behavior. After
all, the quoted text is in your message, and can be edited. Where could
it go exactly?



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

<After
all, the quoted text is in your message, and can be edited. Where could

it go exactly? >

I deliberately cut and pasted it this time. That seems to give 100%
return, but now I'm waiting to see if the text shows up twice sometime.