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Can I draw your attention to
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote: "Mike Claytton" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* Oh dear, another:- !PLONK! !KIDDIE FIDDLER! |
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In article , Paul Narramore
writes Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? You're visiting this newsgroup via Garden banter. It will be much easier if you just come and see us all in the original state, i.e., UK Rec Gardens newsgroup janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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1) Do not feed Trolls, it only encourages them. :-) 2) I personally find trawling through news group postings a total pain nowadays, ( I belong to several) the forum system is so much easier to read in on something and ignore threads that don't interest you. As for advertisements, with a browser such as 'Firefox' using the 'NoScript' add on I don't see any adverts at all. (except the ones in your signatures :-) Mind you I don't expect you to change. :-) |
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Can I draw your attention to
Alan Holmes wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:01:03 GMT, "Alan Holmes" wrote: "Mike Claytton" wrote in message ... "Martin" wrote in message ... On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:14:39 GMT, "Alan Jones" wrote: "Paul Narramore" wrote in message ... Hello This is my first post here but already I'm a bit puzzled. The note at the top of the page states the post I'm about to reply to will be quoted below. Why? Other message boards I write on simply lists the posts as it is always obvious what the writer is referring to. [...] This isn't a message board, of course; newsgroups may have different protocols from what you are accustomed to. When you type your reply, you can always snip any irrelevant parts of the quoted material, as I have just done. Actually it isn't "always obvious what the writer is referring to", since the newsgroup messages are listed in a random order. Even if you are able to set your newsreader to show messages by subject, your reply post may refer to a previous message a long way down the stack, and threads often wander a long way from the initial point. It's easier for readers if the context is immediately apparent and doesn't need to be hunted down. By default I see messages, threaded by subject and in chronological order. *So ****ing what!* Oh dear, another:- !PLONK! !KIDDIE FIDDLER! Just trying to follow your example! |
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