Well, I thought that I was being humorous too....sorry for the misunderstanding! On Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:48:45 -0500 Mark Haney <mhaney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 02/19/2014 10:26 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > > > So, you are saying that one should go through reams and reams of > > follow-ups to get to a post which is not really a point-by-point > > response? Come on, context matters!! > > > > IMO, Friends don't let friends cling on to rigid dogmas regardless > > of context.... > > <sarc>Absolutely, because that's precisely what I did. I left the > entire thread intact and posted my reply at the very bottom of the > thread. Making it completely unreadable for you. My apologies for my > clinging to the rigid dogma of readability and thread management. </sarc> > > For the record, like a lot of people, I like to read the thread from > beginning to end, not vice-versa. Also like a lot of people, I throw > out bits of the thread that aren't needed to complement the context of > my reply. > > Sad, really, that my attempt to add to your humourous reply was met > with heavy-handed self-righteousness. But then, that's exactly what I > am beginning to expect in every online encounter. Including mailing > lists that I've been on for over a decade (like this one), that have > always been polite and self-policing, which included respectful posts > letting new members know that top posting is considered bad > 'netiquette'. It seems that trolling is become SOP these days. > - -- > Mark Haney > Network/Systems Administrator > Practichem > W: (919) 714-8428 > Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug) 3.12.10-300.fc20.x86_64 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1 > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTBNJZAAoJEM/YzwEAv6e795AIAKI2QLVgCTS8WHRx81+FRMiA > 9IqijhiX8oPRuJI1wo1pwSCg1VX+uGt2GthlqfEuKc4dycJ1nxrKQkLL+Uq5czni > WZXmtTGQ2prrSyIKgsoFhsNGlhYXWVe9ahaJ1C9WBKsHpdhVn24ScewvtjdgukkZ > uwT47YKn6iE6HzvjRvTk/B38fFJpg+LOaG+0TdFMx9DN7JH5GqIUj8EWkSWDE4G/ > yRJrZhrxP8cDW1aYF6fntCT3k4xUd+qYj1Gi4Lo9zilbxiJ7ERrZy9k+gINJwnD4 > ufqX/OPTHSPB+Yoe6Q3+A9THIFBX8ULw/3ugsgoXGhBsmH94PciZWjxQ2DgFtN0= > =fT+x > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org