On Thursday 09 July 2009 20:50:59 Tony Marston wrote: > ""Bob McConnell"" <rvm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:FF8482A96323694490C194BABEAC24A0049AD130@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: HallMarc Websites > > >> Having just come in to the particular thread, I actually have work > > that > > >> keeps me away from here, I'm wondering why this is worth the energy > > and time > > >> I have seen wasted on this subject. Seems to me everyone needs to take > > a > > >> deep breath and a step back. As far as anyone going against > > convention, > > >> seems to me that people who think outside the box, go against > > convention, > > >> break the rules, whatever are the ones who keep life interesting and > >> occasionally help us find something new. I would hate to live in a > > real life > > >> "Stepford Wives" existence. > > > > Actually, I found it quite amusing to watch Tony paint himself into a > > corner and try to defend his indefensible position. > > Top posting is not indefensible as it has been used in other newsgroups > without problems for over a decade. It wasn't wrong then, so why is it > wrong now? > > > He reminds me of a > > number of individuals, and not a few institutions, whose attitude is > > "I've already made up my mind, don't try to confuse me with facts." > > The "fact" is that some people care about top posting while others do not. > Some people are passionately against it while others couldn't give a toss. > I personally don't give a toss, but I do see red when some jumped up > pipsqueak tries to force me to conform to his vision of what is right and > wrong. > > -- > Tony Marston > http://www.tonymarston.net > http://www.radicore.org > > > Plus, it has been a timely and welcome diversion from other more > > pressing issues. Who needs the Comedy channel when we have this? > > > > It will be even more interesting to see if anyone on this list pays any > > attention to him in the future. > > > > Bob McConnell It's not a matter of "it was OK then, why not now", but a matter of "it was OK *there* but not *here*" very different I think you'll find. It's just standard social protocol on the Internet to go with the rules of the area you're in. If the rules of the list say no top-posting, why do you have to go against them. They are there for a reason, but you seem to blatantly ignore anyone who mentions the reasons, and latch on to things you feel you can argue against. Also, I'd hardly call anyone here a jumped-up pipsqueak just because we aren't too old to go by new rules. The only reason I'm bringing your age into this is because you keep mentioning your last "30 years" online on mailing lists. There are older members than you on the list, and yet they find no problem following the rules that make this list easy for everyone to use. -- Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
