Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:07:10 -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>

Actually, yes.  It's just you managed to remind me of another of my buttons.

At 01:14 PM 4/22/2005, you wrote:
>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
> >>
> >
>
>--
>
>Paul Haggerty
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>E-mail: Paul.Haggerty at noaa.gov
>
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Candy

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