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Dave Bugg wrote:
> WWW wrote:
>
>>Yes, it really is that easy, isn't it? So why waste all the effort
>>and bandwidth that seems to permeate this group about what is
>>"proper" and "correct" when all you have to do is simply filter all
>>the "errors" out?

>
>
> Because some folks really *do* want to be a productive member of a NG, and
> just need to know the basic, accepted rules of netiquette. To which they
> gladly adapt, knowing that certain basic things like, hmmm..... like
> understanding the context of a posted reply really DO matter with the
> written word.
>
> But, as you suggested, why waste the bandwidth arguing the same points with
> a morphing glop of floatsam as yourself? You couldn't care less about the
> usability of this NG, but are, instead, bent on trashing it. See ya.


I must be getting older.....that or drunker.

I've been wanting to thrash this little bitch for his arrogant, lazy,
trollish behavior, but I just can't find the energy.

As Sqwertz suggested, it's easier to simply ignore a thread once it has
devolved to this stage.

Obviously I can't do that, but I do try to refrain from adding fuel to
the fire more than I would have a few years ago.

As has been noted, it just wants to cause unrest.




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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:08:36 GMT, "John Busby" >
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>I prefer top posted replies because it shows up right away when you open the
>message, instead of having to waste time
>scrolling all the way to the bottom.


I see. So your time and convenience is more important than that of
your readers, huh?

Interesting approach to communication. Let's see how it works out for
you.
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On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:51:24 -0800, "C_S"
> wrote:

>Amen.
>

Apparently, top poster, you are replying to the last quoted lines in
the message you're following-up to:

"Just a friendly word of advice. Top posters usually end up in most
peoples killfiles here. Your choice."

Glad to see you've finally come to your senses about top-posting, even
if you aren't smart enough to get your newsreader to comply.

>"John Busby" > wrote in message
>news
>> Well feel free to break out the kill file then. There is no "correct"
>> method of replying to a post. It is up to the individual user's
>> preference.
>>
>> I prefer top posted replies because it shows up right away when you open
>> the message, instead of having to waste time
>>
>> scrolling all the way to the bottom.
>>
>>
>> "Steve Calvin" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> C_S wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Kevin Craig" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>>In article <T4WSf.127846$4l5.90496@dukeread05>, Pete The Butcher
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I need to get a new connection.
>>>>>
>>>>>That, and stop top-posting.
>>>>>
>>>>>Please quote and trim so that your messages make sense.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kevin
>>>>
>>> * Moved to bottom to follow accepted norms of the group ***
>>>
>>>> Sorry, can't tell from your post exactly what it is about the previous
>>>> post you don't understand.
>>>>
>>>> Please do not over trim and please top, bottom, and mid-post so that
>>>> your messages make sense <g>.
>>>>
>>>> Is there really more than one "Kevin" in the afb universe, or have we
>>>> now crossed over to a bizarre alternate afb?
>>>
>>> Please refrain from top posting. This had been discussed to death on this
>>> group. Votes taken, etc.. the majority of people here prefer bottom
>>> posting and it is the "accepted" protocol of the group.(google search the
>>> group if you don't believe me please. I am *not* trying to start yet
>>> another mega-discussion on the topic)
>>>
>>> Just a friendly word of advice. Top posters usually end up in most
>>> peoples killfiles here. Your choice.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Steve

>>
>>

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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:10:06 -0800, "C_S"
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>Well, the reality is that you really have no control over who does what on
>any Usenet group, unless you start a moderated group or go to some sort of
>private board. You can rant all you what about what is "proper" and "right"
>for this group, but other than just stopping reading the "improper" posts,
>there just isn't much you can do to impress your own beliefs on other
>posters.


Why bother with impressing one's own beliefs when mocking and taunting
bozos is sufficiently entertaining?

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Not very wrong apparently. Of all the links you posted, I found only one
that specifically stated that bottom posting was the "correct" form, and one
of the links stated that bottom posting wasn't the answer either. Most of
the references simply said that top posting was considered bad net
etiquette, and went on to explain why the author thought that it was. One
of the arguments that I have often seen against top posting is that it gets
the message out of sequence, and confuses the reader. When I have been
following a message thread though, I am familiar with what has been said,
and I prefer to have the response in the next message shown at the top.
Everyone has their own preferences. In other words, you can get about any
answer to this that you want, depending upon which references you want to
cite. No one in these news groups will stop others from top posting if they
choose to, unless it is a moderated group where someone has actual control
over the newsgroup messages.
I have been following the messages in this newsgroup for a long time now,
and have enjoyed reading a lot of the responses, and have learned a lot
about barbecue, but when someone decides to play NetCop and tries to control
the way that people choose to participate in a newsgroup, i.e. "Don't top
post", I sometimes choose to add my 2 cents worth in top posted form, just
on general principles.



"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
...
> John Busby wrote:
>> Well feel free to break out the kill file then. There is no "correct"
>> method of replying to a post. It is up to the individual user's
>> preference.

>
> Oh, how wrong can one be?:
> http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting
> http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/
> http://ursine.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Top_Posting
> http://people.cornell.edu/pages/kk28...uidelines.html
> http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/usen.../faq_topp.html
> http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/pots1.html
> http://www.answers.com/topic/top-posting
> --
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Also, to be fair, the message that I originally responded to did say "Please
refrain from top posting", not specifically "Don't top post". The originator
of the message was fairly civil about this, but at the time that I
responded, I went a little overboard with my response.

"John Busby" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Not very wrong apparently. Of all the links you posted, I found only one
> that specifically stated that bottom posting was the "correct" form, and
> one of the links stated that bottom posting wasn't the answer either. Most
> of the references simply said that top posting was considered bad net
> etiquette, and went on to explain why the author thought that it was. One
> of the arguments that I have often seen against top posting is that it
> gets the message out of sequence, and confuses the reader. When I have
> been following a message thread though, I am familiar with what has been
> said, and I prefer to have the response in the next message shown at the
> top. Everyone has their own preferences. In other words, you can get about
> any answer to this that you want, depending upon which references you want
> to cite. No one in these news groups will stop others from top posting if
> they choose to, unless it is a moderated group where someone has actual
> control over the newsgroup messages.
> I have been following the messages in this newsgroup for a long time now,
> and have enjoyed reading a lot of the responses, and have learned a lot
> about barbecue, but when someone decides to play NetCop and tries to
> control the way that people choose to participate in a newsgroup, i.e.
> "Don't top post", I sometimes choose to add my 2 cents worth in top posted
> form, just on general principles.
>
>
>
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> John Busby wrote:
>>> Well feel free to break out the kill file then. There is no "correct"
>>> method of replying to a post. It is up to the individual user's
>>> preference.

>>
>> Oh, how wrong can one be?:
>> http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting
>> http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/
>> http://ursine.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Top_Posting
>> http://people.cornell.edu/pages/kk28...uidelines.html
>> http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/usen.../faq_topp.html
>> http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/pots1.html
>> http://www.answers.com/topic/top-posting
>> --
>> Dave
>> www.davebbq.com
>>

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John Busby wrote:

> .... I sometimes choose to add my 2
> cents worth in top posted form, just on general principles.


I suppose you spit into the wind, too. The links were valid, your answer
vapid, your logic tepid. On to the bozo bin.
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John Busby wrote:

> Also, to be fair, the message that I originally responded to did say
> "Please refrain from top posting", not specifically "Don't top post".
> The originator of the message was fairly civil about this, but at the
> time that I responded, I went a little overboard with my response.


However, you seem to have failed to learn, so you know, plonk and all
that.


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"WWW" > wrote in message
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> Yes, it really is that easy, isn't it? So why waste all the effort and
> bandwidth that seems to permeate this group about what is "proper" and
> "correct" when all you have to do is simply filter all the "errors" out?


You mean my twit filter? Done.


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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:39:41 GMT, "John Busby" >
wrote:

>I have been following the messages in this newsgroup for a long time now,
>and have enjoyed reading a lot of the responses, and have learned a lot
>about barbecue, but when someone decides to play NetCop and tries to control
>the way that people choose to participate in a newsgroup, i.e. "Don't top
>post", I sometimes choose to add my 2 cents worth in top posted form, just
>on general principles.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You misplelled "just to be an ass."

HTH. HAND.


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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:44:09 -0800, Denny Wheeler
> wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:06:18 -0700, Kevin S. Wilson >
>wrote:
>
>>I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>hillbilly racist?"

>
>I have one nit about that sentence: "anymore" should be "any
>more"--the dialectical usage wherein "anymore" is correct is rarely
>seen on Usenet.


You appear to be thinking of "anymore" when used in positive
constuctions, as a synonym for "nowadays" ("We use a gas stove
anymore") rather than "anymore" used in negative constructions such as
the original sentence ("Alice doesn't live here anymore").

See the Regional Note at
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anymore
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:48:06 -0800, Denny Wheeler
> wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:36:27 GMT, TFM® >
>wrote:
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:53:51 GMT, TFM® >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kevin Craig wrote:

>
>>>>>Please quote and trim so that your messages make sense.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kevin
>>>>
>>>>Yes, please. Take example from Kevvie. He quotes and trims and yet he
>>>>still makes no sense.
>>>
>>>
>>> You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>> hillbilly racist?

>>
>>Yeah, I do. I was replying to your white-bread, chicken-shit,
>>mother-****ing ass.
>>
>>Check it out. It's all in the attributes. Need a hand?

>
>Well, actually you were replying to Kevin Craig.


<snicker>

Mang, you take all the fun out of it when you go explaining to him how
pig-ignorant and dead wrong he is while he's busy thumping his chest
in an impotent bid to prove his intellectual superiority.

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Denny Wheeler wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:36:27 GMT, TFM® >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:53:51 GMT, TFM® >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kevin Craig wrote:

>
>
>>>>>Please quote and trim so that your messages make sense.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kevin
>>>>
>>>>Yes, please. Take example from Kevvie. He quotes and trims and yet he
>>>>still makes no sense.
>>>
>>>
>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>hillbilly racist?

>>
>>Yeah, I do. I was replying to your white-bread, chicken-shit,
>>mother-****ing ass.
>>
>>Check it out. It's all in the attributes. Need a hand?

>
>
> Well, actually you were replying to Kevin Craig. Conceivably that's a
> Kevin Wilson sock, but I doubt KSW would be so silly as to create a
> sock with the same first name.
>



So after re-reading my post, where does it look like I thought I was
replying to He Whose name shall not be mentioned?

In my second reply I was frothing at the mouth and just generally
ranting. In the first I said, "Take example from Kevvie."

Why would I say that to He Whose name shall not be mentioned?




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On 26-Mar-2006, "John Busby" > wrote:

> Not very wrong apparently. Of all the links you posted, I found only one
> that specifically stated that bottom posting was the "correct" form, and
> one
> of the links stated that bottom posting wasn't the answer either. Most of
> the references simply said that top posting was considered bad net
> etiquette, and went on to explain why the author thought that it was. One
>
> of the arguments that I have often seen against top posting is that it
> gets
> the message out of sequence, and confuses the reader. When I have been
> following a message thread though, I am familiar with what has been said,
> and I prefer to have the response in the next message shown at the top.
> Everyone has their own preferences. In other words, you can get about any
> answer to this that you want, depending upon which references you want to
> cite. No one in these news groups will stop others from top posting if
> they
> choose to, unless it is a moderated group where someone has actual control
>
> over the newsgroup messages.
> I have been following the messages in this newsgroup for a long time now,
> and have enjoyed reading a lot of the responses, and have learned a lot
> about barbecue, but when someone decides to play NetCop and tries to
> control
> the way that people choose to participate in a newsgroup, i.e. "Don't top
> post", I sometimes choose to add my 2 cents worth in top posted form, just
>
> on general principles.
>
>
>
> "Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
> ...
> > John Busby wrote:
> >> Well feel free to break out the kill file then. There is no "correct"
> >> method of replying to a post. It is up to the individual user's
> >> preference.

> >
> > Oh, how wrong can one be?:
> > http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting
> > http://www.river.com/users/share/etiquette/
> > http://ursine.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Top_Posting
> > http://people.cornell.edu/pages/kk28...uidelines.html
> > http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/usen.../faq_topp.html
> > http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/pots1.html
> > http://www.answers.com/topic/top-posting
> > --
> > Dave
> > www.davebbq.com


To whom it may concern. The phrase "John Busby" or "jrbusby"
anywhere in a header or message body will not appear on my screen. He
is welcome to his opinion and he may post in any way he pleases.
This is after all Usenet.
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On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:42:17 GMT, "Brick" >
wrote:

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>To whom it may concern.


Um . . . that would be no one.

>The phrase "John Busby" or "jrbusby"
>anywhere in a header or message body will not appear on my screen. He
>is welcome to his opinion and he may post in any way he pleases.


Mighty big of you.

>This is after all Usenet.


A brackish backwater eddy of the Usernet.


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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:31:41 GMT, Dan Krueger
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:53:51 GMT, TFM® >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kevin Craig wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <T4WSf.127846$4l5.90496@dukeread05>, Pete The Butcher
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I need to get a new connection.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>That, and stop top-posting.
>>>>>
>>>>>Please quote and trim so that your messages make sense.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kevin
>>>>
>>>>Yes, please. Take example from Kevvie. He quotes and trims and yet he
>>>>still makes no sense.
>>>
>>>
>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>

>>
>>Did a "teacher" really post this sentence?
>>
>>Is this the same clown who posts variations of "Son, I've forgotten more
>>about the English language than you'll ever hope to know, even if you
>>started studying yesterday and lived to be 100"?
>>
>>I guess we can see a few things he has forgotten...

>
>
> I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
> spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
> point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
> "You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
> hillbilly racist?"
>
> Or are you just talking out your ass again?


Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
> wrote:

>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:31:41 GMT, Dan Krueger
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:53:51 GMT, TFM® >
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Kevin Craig wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>In article <T4WSf.127846$4l5.90496@dukeread05>, Pete The Butcher
> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I need to get a new connection.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>That, and stop top-posting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Please quote and trim so that your messages make sense.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Kevin
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, please. Take example from Kevvie. He quotes and trims and yet he
>>>>>still makes no sense.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Did a "teacher" really post this sentence?
>>>
>>>Is this the same clown who posts variations of "Son, I've forgotten more
>>>about the English language than you'll ever hope to know, even if you
>>>started studying yesterday and lived to be 100"?
>>>
>>>I guess we can see a few things he has forgotten...

>>
>>
>> I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>> spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>> point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>> "You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>> hillbilly racist?"
>>
>> Or are you just talking out your ass again?

>
>Ask you boss and get back to me.


No, you ask him. You're the one who e-mailed him to complain about me
posting to Usenet.

>Here's the hint: the commas, moron.


Got nothing, huh? That's what I thought.

English isn't your first language, is it, Dank?

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C'mon, y'all know ya just can't pass up an opportunity to set someone
right...


"Denny Wheeler" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 10:10:06 -0800, "C_S"
> > wrote:
>
>>Well, the reality is that you really have no control over who does what on
>>any Usenet group, unless you start a moderated group or go to some sort of
>>private board. You can rant all you what about what is "proper" and
>>"right"
>>for this group, but other than just stopping reading the "improper" posts,
>>there just isn't much you can do to impress your own beliefs on other
>>posters.

>
> The reality is that ONCE IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED to someone what's
> considered polite in a given group, if they continue to not comply,
> they ain't gonna have their posts read.
>
> --
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afb "classic" in-the-making


"Denny Wheeler" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:36:27 GMT, TFM® >
> wrote:
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:53:51 GMT, TFM® >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kevin Craig wrote:

>
>>>>>Please quote and trim so that your messages make sense.
>>>>>
>>>>>Kevin
>>>>
>>>>Yes, please. Take example from Kevvie. He quotes and trims and yet he
>>>>still makes no sense.
>>>
>>>
>>> You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>> hillbilly racist?

>>
>>Yeah, I do. I was replying to your white-bread, chicken-shit,
>>mother-****ing ass.
>>
>>Check it out. It's all in the attributes. Need a hand?

>
> Well, actually you were replying to Kevin Craig. Conceivably that's a
> Kevin Wilson sock, but I doubt KSW would be so silly as to create a
> sock with the same first name.
>
> --
> -denny-
> "Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth
> unannounced?"
>
> "It's come as you are, baby."
>
> -over the hedge




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> Is there really more than one "Kevin" in the afb universe, or have we now
> crossed over to a bizarre alternate afb?


There really is. I started to quip that we should keep our Kevins
straight, but I'm already straight. Dunno about the other.

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> I prefer top posted replies because it shows up right away when you open the
> message, instead of having to waste time


And if you just trim and quote properly, you can see the reply in
context without having to scroll down, and without wasting bandwidth.

See?

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Kevin Craig wrote:
:: There really is. I started to quip that we should keep our Kevins
:: straight, but I'm already straight. Dunno about the other.
::
:: Kevin

He's not. He used to be before he found out that he wasn't the
*"god"* that his warped mind thinks that he is. sw has described him
perfectly in the last couple of days.

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You may want to consider changing your name then. Really. "Kevin" is not
exactly a complimentary handle around here.


"Kevin Craig" > wrote in message
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> In article >, C_S
> > wrote:
>
>> Is there really more than one "Kevin" in the afb universe, or have we now
>> crossed over to a bizarre alternate afb?

>
> There really is. I started to quip that we should keep our Kevins
> straight, but I'm already straight. Dunno about the other.
>
> Kevin



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I think anybody who obsessively netcops about *either* form of posting
is sadly without a life and needs to take up a new hobby.

JD


Kevin Craig wrote:

>In article . net>, John
>Busby > wrote:
>
>
>
>>I prefer top posted replies because it shows up right away when you open the
>>message, instead of having to waste time
>>
>>

>
>And if you just trim and quote properly, you can see the reply in
>context without having to scroll down, and without wasting bandwidth.
>
>See?
>
>Kevin
>
>

I think anybody who obsessively netcops about *either* form of posting
is sadly without a life and needs to take up a new hobby.

JD
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:17:55 GMT, JD > wrote:

>I think anybody who obsessively netcops about *either* form of posting
>is sadly without a life and needs to take up a new hobby.
>

"Get a life."

Never seen that retort on Usenet before.


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> "Get a life."
>
> Never seen that retort on Usenet before.


So you've been at that a long time, eh?


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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:17:55 GMT, JD > wrote:
>
>
>>I think anybody who obsessively netcops about *either* form of posting
>>is sadly without a life and needs to take up a new hobby.
>>

>
> "Get a life."
>
> Never seen that retort on Usenet before.


What are you quoting?
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Dan Krueger wrote:
> Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:17:55 GMT, JD > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I think anybody who obsessively netcops about *either* form of
>>> posting is sadly without a life and needs to take up a new hobby.
>>>

>>
>> "Get a life."
>> Never seen that retort on Usenet before.

>
>
> What are you quoting?


Dammit Dan. All I can figure is that your ISP's been out for a while or
you're the dumbest mother ****er on the planet.

If I were you I'd claim my ISP's been out.

C'mon now, straighten up and fly right.


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>Dammit Dan. All I can figure is that your ISP's been out for a while or
>you're the dumbest mother ****er on the planet.


The latter.
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The entertainment has moved on the pressure cooking brisket thread.


"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
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> This has been one of the most _boring_ flame threads I can
> remember here.
>
> C'mon folks. We have higher standards than this to uphold.
>
> ObDinner: 1/3lb chuck hamburger with grilled onions + pickled
> jalapenos, underdone bacon, monster cheese, mayo, lettuce, and
> Heinz 57. (Bets the hell out of two all beef patties, special
> sauce, lettuce, cheese pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun).
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> -sw





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The entertainment has moved on the pressure cooking brisket thread.


"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
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> This has been one of the most _boring_ flame threads I can
> remember here.
>
> C'mon folks. We have higher standards than this to uphold.
>
> ObDinner: 1/3lb chuck hamburger with grilled onions + pickled
> jalapenos, underdone bacon, monster cheese, mayo, lettuce, and
> Heinz 57. (Bets the hell out of two all beef patties, special
> sauce, lettuce, cheese pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun).
>
> -sw




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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:31:27 GMT, TFM® >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Dammit Dan. All I can figure is that your ISP's been out for a while or
>>you're the dumbest mother ****er on the planet.

>
>
> The latter.


Nice try. Try not to be so selective when you quote. The people here
can look back.
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 01:49:57 -0800, Denny Wheeler
> wrote:

>On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
> wrote:
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

>
>>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>
>>> I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>> spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>> point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>> "You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>> hillbilly racist?"

>>
>>Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.

>
>Sorry, Dan. You're wrong. The comma usage is correct. Granted, it'd
>also be okay to remove the comma after "anymore"--but the posted
>version is preferable, IMO. Clarity.
>
>Oh, and that should be "your boss" not "you boss"--but that sort of
>goes with the axiom of "every spelling flame shall contain a spelling
>error."


It also goes with the axiom that only a sad, pathetic, twisted little
****** would e-mail someone's boss to complain about a Usenet
squabble.
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Denny Wheeler wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

>
>
>>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>
>>>I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>>spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>>point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>hillbilly racist?"

>>
>>Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.

>
>
> Sorry, Dan. You're wrong. The comma usage is correct. Granted, it'd
> also be okay to remove the comma after "anymore"--but the posted
> version is preferable, IMO. Clarity.
>
> Oh, and that should be "your boss" not "you boss"--but that sort of
> goes with the axiom of "every spelling flame shall contain a spelling
> error."
>
> --
> -denny-


OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.

"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
hillbilly racist?"

Dan
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On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:58:40 GMT, Dan Krueger
> wrote:

>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

>>
>>
>>>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>>
>>>>I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>>>spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>>>point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>>
>>>Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.

>>
>>
>> Sorry, Dan. You're wrong. The comma usage is correct. Granted, it'd
>> also be okay to remove the comma after "anymore"--but the posted
>> version is preferable, IMO. Clarity.
>>
>> Oh, and that should be "your boss" not "you boss"--but that sort of
>> goes with the axiom of "every spelling flame shall contain a spelling
>> error."
>>
>> --
>> -denny-

>
>OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
>sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
>
>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>hillbilly racist?"
>

We're still waiting for you to explain what is grammatically
incorrect, genius.

Take your time, and be sure to show your work, using both sides of the
paper if necessary.


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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:58:40 GMT, Dan Krueger
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>>>>spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>>>>point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>>>
>>>>Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.
>>>
>>>
>>>Sorry, Dan. You're wrong. The comma usage is correct. Granted, it'd
>>>also be okay to remove the comma after "anymore"--but the posted
>>>version is preferable, IMO. Clarity.
>>>
>>>Oh, and that should be "your boss" not "you boss"--but that sort of
>>>goes with the axiom of "every spelling flame shall contain a spelling
>>>error."
>>>
>>>--
>>>-denny-

>>
>>OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
>>sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
>>
>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>hillbilly racist?"
>>

>
> We're still waiting for you to explain what is grammatically
> incorrect, genius.
>
> Take your time, and be sure to show your work, using both sides of the
> paper if necessary.


Who is we? You and your boss?
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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:


>>OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
>>sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
>>
>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>hillbilly racist?"
>>

>
> We're still waiting for you to explain what is grammatically
> incorrect, genius.
>
> Take your time, and be sure to show your work, using both sides of the
> paper if necessary.


"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
hillbilly racist?"

Should be, "You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you,
you drunken hillbilly racist?"

You see, when you eliminate the bit between the commas, the sentence
should still make sense. It doesn't.

"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore drunken hillbilly
racist?"


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On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:46:29 GMT, TFM® >
wrote:

>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>
>
>>>OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
>>>sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
>>>
>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>>

>>
>> We're still waiting for you to explain what is grammatically
>> incorrect, genius.
>>
>> Take your time, and be sure to show your work, using both sides of the
>> paper if necessary.

>
>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>hillbilly racist?"
>
>Should be, "You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you,
>you drunken hillbilly racist?"
>
>You see, when you eliminate the bit between the commas, the sentence
>should still make sense. It doesn't.
>
>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore drunken hillbilly
>racist?"


BZZZT! Game over. You lose.

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I would explain to you why you're wrong, wrong, wrongitty-wrong, but .
.. . well, you know, pearls before swine and all that. Besides, I'm
still waiting for Dank the Sooper Genius to parse that sentence, and
I'm not giving him any hints.
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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:48:25 GMT, Dan Krueger
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:58:40 GMT, Dan Krueger
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:59:59 GMT, Dan Krueger
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>>>>>hillbilly racist?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I'm always interested in discussing the finer points of grammar,
>>>>>>>spelling, punctuation, usage, and syntax, Dank. So go right ahead and
>>>>>>>point out for us all exactly what you're objecting to in the sentence
>>>>>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ask you boss and get back to me. Here's the hint: the commas, moron.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Sorry, Dan. You're wrong. The comma usage is correct. Granted, it'd
>>>>>also be okay to remove the comma after "anymore"--but the posted
>>>>>version is preferable, IMO. Clarity.
>>>>>
>>>>>Oh, and that should be "your boss" not "you boss"--but that sort of
>>>>>goes with the axiom of "every spelling flame shall contain a spelling
>>>>>error."
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>-denny-
>>>>
>>>>OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
>>>>sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
>>>>
>>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>>>
>>>
>>>We're still waiting for you to explain what is grammatically
>>>incorrect, genius.
>>>
>>>Take your time, and be sure to show your work, using both sides of the
>>>paper if necessary.

>>
>>Who is we?

>
>
> Still waiting, genius. BTW, we'll add "editorial 'we'" to the long
> list of things associated with English of which you are appallingly
> pig-ignorant.
>
>
>>You and your boss?

>
>
> You mean my boss who you e-mailed to complain about me posting to
> Usenet, with the intent of getting me censured or fired? That one,
> Dank? You mean the guy who still refers to you by name when the
> subject of Usenet comes up, even though I've never told him your name?
>
> Why do you suppose he knows your name, Dank?
>


"Still" knows my name? You are trying very hard. No fish for you, pro.
I got me a fat one!
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Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:46:29 GMT, TFM® >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>>OK, Denny, but that was a typing error not a spelling error. Read this
>>>>sentence again and ignore the part between the commas.
>>>>
>>>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>>>hillbilly racist?"
>>>>
>>>
>>>We're still waiting for you to explain what is grammatically
>>>incorrect, genius.
>>>
>>>Take your time, and be sure to show your work, using both sides of the
>>>paper if necessary.

>>
>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you, drunken
>>hillbilly racist?"
>>
>>Should be, "You don't even know who you're talking to anymore, do you,
>>you drunken hillbilly racist?"
>>
>>You see, when you eliminate the bit between the commas, the sentence
>>should still make sense. It doesn't.
>>
>>"You don't even know who you're talking to anymore drunken hillbilly
>>racist?"

>
>
> BZZZT! Game over. You lose.
>
> Play Again? Y N
>
> I would explain to you why you're wrong, wrong, wrongitty-wrong, but .
> . . well, you know, pearls before swine and all that. Besides, I'm
> still waiting for Dank the Sooper Genius to parse that sentence, and
> I'm not giving him any hints.


You have been corrected several times already. Get over it.
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