Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
Hello Avi, On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:19:41 +0200 GMT (17/11/2004, 21:19 +0700 GMT), Avi Yashar wrote: ' AY Roelof and Marck and maybe Mary, I've been wanting to ask about that AY trout. I know that this is not a term that was made up here on tbbeta, AY but I am still curious. What does a trout have to do with top posting AY and missing signature delimiters? The trout is the fish used in the Asterix comic books by the fish dealer called Verleihnix in German (don't know his name in other languages). He slaps people with this dead and wet and apparently smelly fish when they do something wrong. Some people say this is the origin of trouting by moderators. Others say the word has its origin in the usenet and has nothing to do with Asterix and Obelix, and Leif was the first one to use it on a TB list. -- Cheers, Thomas. Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. (Lynnette, age 8) Message reply created with The Bat! 3.0.2.4 Rush under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build A Current beta is 3.0.2.8 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 01:08:04 +0700, Thomas Fernandez wrote: The trout is the fish used in the Asterix comic books by the fish dealer called Verleihnix in German (don't know his name in other languages). He slaps people with this dead and wet and apparently smelly fish when they do something wrong. Some people say this is the origin of trouting by moderators. Others say the word has its origin in the usenet and has nothing to do with Asterix and Obelix, and Leif was the first one to use it on a TB list. Thanks for the concrete information, Thomas. That was, despite the humor or perhaps because of its unavoidable humor, what I was looking for. -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.0.2.8 Current beta is 3.0.2.8 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:33:53 +0100, Roelof Otten wrote: ' Roelof and Marck and maybe Mary, I've been wanting to ask about that trout. I know that this is not a term that was made up here on tbbeta, but I am still curious. What does a trout have to do with top posting and missing signature delimiters? -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.0.2.4 Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 AY What does a trout have to do with top posting AY and missing signature delimiters? In of itself, nothing. The trout is what they hit you with for such heinous crimes as shock Top Posting or gasp a badly formed ssig delimiter! - -- Stuart Hemming Using The Bat! v3.0.2.7 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Aided by BayesIt! 0.7.3, MyGate (v1.0) and rss2pop3 (v1.2). PGP Key available from ldap://keyserver.pgp.com Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, Where have I gone wrong? a voice says to me, This is going to take more than one night. (Charlie Brown) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP SDK 3.0 Comment: Key available from ldap://keyserver.pgp.com; iQA/AwUBQZtfsNttnLhkydF1EQIPcACbBHVL1ZKA1TS7FFFzc6Q2P8DYKWAAnRpC 6KUU7PLXXeE+4RgW8u2bLGQX =9RVa -END PGP SIGNATURE- Estate Computer Systems Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1529 413131 http://www.estatecomputers.com Registered in England No 1604453 VAT No. 416 2922 63 London Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7388 3400 LandMaster Tel: +44 (0) 1786 472625 http://www.landmaster.co.uk Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
Hello Avi, A reminder of what Avi Yashar on TBBETA typed on: 17 November 2004 at 16:19:41 GMT +0200 AY What does a trout have to do with top posting AY and missing signature delimiters? If your a naughty boy you get a slap with a big wet fish. As most moderators on here are very poor they can't afford Salmon so they have to use trout. When the trout run out they'll have to start using haddock :) -- Best regards,Tony. _ Message composed on 17/11/2004 at 14:36 UTC 2004 - AWB Using The Bat! v3.0.2.7 on Windows XP 5. 1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:26:47 +, Stuart Hemming wrote: AY What does a trout have to do with top posting AY and missing signature delimiters? In of itself, nothing. The trout is what they hit you with for such heinous crimes as shock Top Posting or gasp a badly formed ssig delimiter! Well, Stuart, I feared as much. But I hoped that the trout was somehow just metaphorical. Poor fish! Do you suppose the moderators could start using something like a limp banana instead... something that would not offend the sensibilities of vegetarian, animal-rights activists like me? :-) -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.0.2.4 Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 AY Do you suppose the moderators could start using something like a AY limp banana instead What and have the WTO on their back from using bananas from the wrong country?! I shouldn't think so. Anyway I think that they're all kinda hooked on the fishy smell. - -- Stuart Hemming Using The Bat! v3.0.2.7 on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Aided by BayesIt! 0.7.3, MyGate (v1.0) and rss2pop3 (v1.2). PGP Key available from ldap://keyserver.pgp.com Then there was the butcher who backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP SDK 3.0 Comment: Key available from ldap://keyserver.pgp.com; iQA/AwUBQZtl+tttnLhkydF1EQJgjgCgrSHVccPt5gRit8Doi/LgbgFlb1EAoMdT x8Z3NtzzPqSAWPvOuRiYgNkF =xLmq -END PGP SIGNATURE- Estate Computer Systems Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1529 413131 http://www.estatecomputers.com Registered in England No 1604453 VAT No. 416 2922 63 London Office Tel: +44 (0) 20 7388 3400 LandMaster Tel: +44 (0) 1786 472625 http://www.landmaster.co.uk Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
Greetings BatPeople, Wednesday, November 17, 2004, 9:44:10 AM, Avi wrote: A Do you suppose the moderators could start using something like a A limp banana instead... something that would not offend the A sensibilities of vegetarian, animal-rights activists like me? :-) 50 lashes with a wet noodle! -- \\' Message reply created with The Bat! 3.0.2.5 under Windows XP ver5.1 Build 2600 using a P4 2.8Ghz, 512MB RAM with cable modem Plugins: Grisoft AVG 7.0 // BayesIt! 0.7.4 Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
Re: Mod: Top posting (was: test gmail retr)
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:25:17 -0500, Wolffe wrote: A Do you suppose the moderators could start using something like a A limp banana instead... something that would not offend the A sensibilities of vegetarian, animal-rights activists like me? :-) 50 lashes with a wet noodle! I reckon I could survive that. :-) -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro 3.0.2.4 Current beta is 3.0.2.7 Rush | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
