Newsgroup Etiquette: Responses

[Lyle Fairfield]

I find the recent spat of very short replies to messages, such as,
"Thanks", "It worked", "It didn't work", "I'll try that" very unhelpful
and am suggesting that replies include enough of the original/previous
post that one may have some idea about what is being discussed.

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Lyle

"The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They
find one single explanation of the world, one system of thought and
action that will (they believe) cover everything; and then they try to
impose that on all thinking people."
- Gilbert Highet

[Tim Marshall]

Robert McClenon wrote:

What annoys and amuses me at the same time is the vehemence and volume
with which top-posting is condemned, when other violations of
netiquette, including being rude and loud, or selectively omitting
context, are worse.

Welcome to usenet - tht's just the way it it. Some day, when I'm king,
I'll make sure rudeness is punished! In the meantime.... 8)

Also - another faux pas is changing the subject title in the same thread
without something like:

Posting STyles (was Newsgroup Netiquette Responses)

8)

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