Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 09:57:34 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Candy Madigan <candymadigan at mindspring.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Quoting
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Even us newbies who have only been using the internet since the early '90's
and have been in WSFA since '84, might occasionally have something worth
saying.

What is this thing about assuming that someone who is new is less good than
someone who is old?  I can think of several oldbies that frankly, I
consider what they have to say to be just so much noise.  And several much
more newer people who I consider to be worth listening to.  "The antiquity
of an abuse is no advocate for it's continuance."  Well, that concept
applies to assuming that just because someone is new to a group means they
aren't as valuable to the group as someone who has been there a long time also.

At 09:11 AM 4/22/2005, you wrote:
>Ted's absolutely right. It's clear to me that the official standard of the
>WSFA list should be bottom posting. Anyone who can't follow a simple
>convention like that should be considered a newbie and their comments should
>be seen in that light.
>
>Certainly there are more important things to get worked up about.
>
>Ernest Lilley
>
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