[time-nuts] Top Posting

2016-11-09 Thread Perry Sandeen via time-nuts
List, There is always going to be some top posting however it has been six or seven pages long multiple times lately. I save all these on MS word for reference later.  How about shortening these at least a little bit please? Regards, Perrier ___

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting Clarified - Hopefully

2011-05-25 Thread Ken , VK7KRJ
Why is this extra repetition a problem when top-posting, but not a problem when bottom posting On 2011-05-25 12:23, Perry Sandeen wrote: Exalted Listers, Because of the high amount of useable technical information to me I copy each month’s postings to a word file. I do this for two

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting Clarified - Hopefully

2011-05-25 Thread Scott Stansbury
On May 25, 2011, at 3:27 AM, Ken , VK7KRJ wrote: Why is this extra repetition a problem when top-posting, but not a problem when bottom posting The protocol behind bottom posting is to edit the prior text, so that you are only incorporating, and responding to, the appropriate text. Top

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting Clarified - Hopefully

2011-05-25 Thread Justin Pinnix
You guys should get out of the dark ages and use a modern mail client. Then it won't matter! I won't name names, but the one I use is popular, has a web front end, keeps all of my mail around in a searchable format (no need to waste your time generating a word doc), squashes out quoted fragments

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting Clarified - Hopefully

2011-05-25 Thread Ken , VK7KRJ
Thanks for the tip Justin- I also found one for Thunderbird called QuoteCollapse- now I get to read just the new bits. On 2011-05-26 03:52, Justin Pinnix wrote: You guys should get out of the dark ages and use a modern mail client. Then it won't matter! I won't name names, but the one I use

[time-nuts] Top Posting...

2011-05-24 Thread Burt I. Weiner
A little something for everyone. A friend of mine used to say A good compromise is when everyone is equally mad. : How did the fellow make out with his DATUM 9390 that was initially gathering and then losing satellites? Has anyone heard? Burt Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting

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2011-05-24 Thread W2HX
[mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Burt I. Weiner Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:04 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Top Posting... A little something for everyone. A friend of mine used to say A good compromise is when everyone is equally mad. : How did the fellow make

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2011-05-24 Thread J. Forster
Eugene W2HX -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Burt I. Weiner Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:04 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Top Posting... A little something for everyone. A friend of mine used

[time-nuts] Top Posting Clarified - Hopefully

2011-05-24 Thread Perry Sandeen
Exalted Listers, Because of the high amount of useable technical information to me I copy each month’s postings to a word file. I do this for two reasons. First is that sub-dividing posts into different subject files is just too complicated. Secondly net archived information relies on the

[time-nuts] Top Posting...

2011-05-23 Thread Burt I. Weiner
I also prefer top posting. It makes life a lot simpler. Burt, K6OQK From: Mike Feher mfe...@eozinc.com To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com For what it is worth, I agree 100%. I have also been top posting for over 30 years. A lot of times

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting...

2011-05-23 Thread Jim Lux
outside semantic interpretation. -Original Message- From: Burt I. Weiner b...@att.net Sent: May 23, 2011 2:24 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Top Posting... I also prefer top posting. It makes life a lot simpler. From: Mike Feher mfe...@eozinc.com To: 'Discussion

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting...

2011-05-23 Thread Mike S
At 05:24 PM 5/23/2011, Burt I. Weiner wrote... I also prefer top posting. It makes life a lot simpler. Then you should change your MUA so it puts your .sig at the top, too. Right now, you're both top _and_ bottom posting. ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] Top Posting...

2011-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
On 24 May 2011 11:57, Mike S mi...@flatsurface.com wrote: At 05:24 PM 5/23/2011, Burt I. Weiner wrote... I also prefer top posting. It makes life a lot simpler. Then you should change your MUA so it puts your .sig at the top, too. Right now, you're both top _and_ bottom posting. Well