To: "WSFA list" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Quoting
From: "Ern" <elilley at mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:14:26 +0000 GMT
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Candy,

Sorry for being subtle...you did notice that I top posted that comment...right?

Ern
-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul Haggerty" <Paul.Haggerty at noaa.gov>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:18:38
To:WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Quoting

I think everything that could possibly be said about the issue has been
said.  Those of us who prefer one style over another are going to
continue to do so.  Mike B. has the right idea.  Once the issue has been
beaten to death it's time to just bow out and move on to other issues.

Paul "Top Poster" Haggerty

Candy Madigan wrote:

>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
>>
>>Home/Office: 703 371 0226
>>EJ: 757 581 4146
>>email: elilley at mindspring.com
>>
>

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