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"WindAndWaves" <access (AT) ngaru (DOT) com> wrote

"WindAndWaves" <access (AT) ngaru (DOT) com> wrote in >>message
news:TGgRc.10427$N77.483277 (AT) news (DOT) xtra.co.nz...
it could have been, but unfortunately, I do not think that is >>what it
is.



Please learn how to quote. Anyone who stumbles across this >thread won't
know
who you're talking to and what you're talking about.

-Karl



Dear Karl

I have been on plenty of newsgroups and I do not quote, because personally
I
find it a bit of a waste of space. If you want to know the previous
message
you should go back in the thread. Having said that, it seems that the
HTML
people are pretty staunch on rules so I will quote from now on in this
newsgroup.

Thank you.

-Karl

Dear Will

Thank you, I will always quote from now on and I will also check out your
nethack convention.

Thank you again.

- Nicolaas
"Will Gittoes" <AskMeForIt (AT) NoSpam (DOT) org> wrote

WindAndWaves wrote:
"WindAndWaves" <access (AT) ngaru (DOT) com> wrote in >>message
news:TGgRc.10427$N77.483277 (AT) news (DOT) xtra.co.nz...
it could have been, but unfortunately, I do not think that is >>what it

is.



Please learn how to quote. Anyone who stumbles across this >thread won't

know

who you're talking to and what you're talking about.


-Karl




Dear Karl

I have been on plenty of newsgroups and I do not quote, because
personally I
find it a bit of a waste of space. If you want to know the previous
message
you should go back in the thread. Having said that, it seems that the
HTML
people are pretty staunch on rules so I will quote from now on in this
newsgroup.

BTW, is it normal for people to be so aggressive and unpleasant. The
tone
of voice in this newsgroups seems to be very negative, which is a shame.

Thank you for your note.



Some people get a little cranky. If you go to a forum about arts then
you'll find them less so. If you go to a group about games, they're very
agressive. Here in HTML (and other programmy-type groups) people tend
not to be nasty, but more so *strict*.

The most friendly group I have found is alt.rec.nethack, which also,
strangely, is very high-volume.

The reason for always quoting is that some people's news servers don't
pick up every message, so it is most important to quote so that it fills
in any possible gaps in the conversation flow.

I searched the net (google news search) for alt.rec.nethack, but found
nothing, is this normal?

TIA - Nicolaas

"Will Gittoes" <AskMeForIt (AT) NoSpam (DOT) org> wrote

WindAndWaves wrote:
"WindAndWaves" <access (AT) ngaru (DOT) com> wrote in >>message
news:TGgRc.10427$N77.483277 (AT) news (DOT) xtra.co.nz...
it could have been, but unfortunately, I do not think that is >>what it

is.



Please learn how to quote. Anyone who stumbles across this >thread won't

know

who you're talking to and what you're talking about.


-Karl




Dear Karl

I have been on plenty of newsgroups and I do not quote, because
personally I
find it a bit of a waste of space. If you want to know the previous
message
you should go back in the thread. Having said that, it seems that the
HTML
people are pretty staunch on rules so I will quote from now on in this
newsgroup.

BTW, is it normal for people to be so aggressive and unpleasant. The
tone
of voice in this newsgroups seems to be very negative, which is a shame.

Thank you for your note.



Some people get a little cranky. If you go to a forum about arts then
you'll find them less so. If you go to a group about games, they're very
agressive. Here in HTML (and other programmy-type groups) people tend
not to be nasty, but more so *strict*.

The most friendly group I have found is alt.rec.nethack, which also,
strangely, is very high-volume.

The reason for always quoting is that some people's news servers don't
pick up every message, so it is most important to quote so that it fills
in any possible gaps in the conversation flow.