Just a few comments (on top to tease any pompous ass in the house)
Far out, sport. That's a long message just to point out that Stan
Brown is an old grouch.
"Toronto Web Designer" wrote:
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> "Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
>
> (snip of irrelevant passage)
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> > Here ya go:
> >
> >
http://smjg.port5.com/faqs/usenet/xpost.html[/color]
>
>
> Mr. Brown please learn to snip. And as a courtesy to the thread, it would
> be *nice* if you changed the subject heading when not responding with
> relevant words because it clouds the original post.
>
> Here ya go:
>
> "Avoid posting to multiple newsgroups.
> Few things annoy Usenet readers as much as multiple copies of a posting
> appearing in multiple newsgroups (called "spamming"). A posting that is
> cross-posted (i.e. lists multiple newsgroups on the Newsgroups: header line)
> to a few appropriate newsgroups is fine, but even with cross-posts,
> restraint is advised."
> source:
http://groups.google.com/googlegroup...ing_style.html
>
> Do not and avoid mean two different things!
>
> Posting to one group and then realizing that it was the WRONG group - I
> meant to send it to the CSS group - is NOT spamming! Furthermore, I only
> had one newsgroup in the header of each post because of that MISTAKE, not
> because I was trying to avoid appearing like a SPAMMER! lol
>
> I considered apologizing for the INCORRECT cross-post but I didn't because I
> thought it would ADD noise but instead we were faced with NOISE anyway. lol
> In the end, I did nothing WRONG so I won't be apologizing for cross posting
> to TWO relevant newsgroups (Even though one newsgroup was more relevant than
> the other and even though the less relevant one was a mistake.). If you
> have a preference for posting in ONE newsgroup (instead of two or more with
> the same post), fine, but I'm NOT ignoring Usenet etiquette. And I believe
> that my duplicate post doesn't warrant such noise.
>
> Also, crack the whip elsewhere - your (and anyone else's) ignorance and
> self-righteous speech is amusing at best. You are better to serve, Usenet
> and this newsgroup, in other ways and to other people. Go get a badge or
> something and then be useful.
>
> As an aside:
>
> "Never forget that the person on the other side is human.
>
> Because your interaction is through a computer it is easy to forget that
> there are people "out there." Situations arise in which emotions erupt into
> a verbal free-for-all that can lead to hurt feelings. Please remember that
> people all over the world are reading your words. Do not attack people if
> you cannot persuade them with your presentation of the facts. If you are
> upset at something or someone, wait until you have had a chance to calm down
> and think about it. Try not to say anything to others you would not say to
> them in person in a room full of people. "
>
> This piece of etiquette is one of the most underused _don'ts_ mentioned on
> Usenet.
>
> I see a lot of people flipping off about cross-posting and spamming but why
> doesn't anyone cite the inappropriateness of flaming and rude language. Ah,
> this world IS beautiful. :-)[/color]
Converting HTML tables to a CSS layout. Any Programs? 
