RE: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-10 Thread GALLAGHER Kevin S
I wholeheartedly agree with these incorrect/correct replies for a forum such as this one. About two or three years ago while reading a newsgroup post for Borland Delphi someone posted suggested rules for posting on any forum or newsgroup which was excellent, in the same vein as these by Russ...of

RE: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-10 Thread John Foliot - WATS.ca
Lachlan Hunt wrote: Unfortunately, top posting (or failing to quote at all) is often the result users of broken e-mail clients (usually Outlook or some web based mail). I find the best approach is to just set a good example, and hope that others eventually get the idea and/or switch mail

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread Mark Harris
russ - maxdesign wrote: Russ Miss Manors I respectfully would like to point out that Miss Manners may be more to the point. However, Russ, you are perfectly capable of representing big houses, it that's what floats your boat ;-) Cheers Mark Harris Technology Research and Consultancy

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: 'Respect' - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread Gregory Alan Gross
If cyberspace forums and message boards are the standard of measure, then common courtesy is anything but common anymore. The ability to put both distance and anonymity between one's self and someone else opens the way for people to say things they wouldn't dare say to someone's face. Sometimes,

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread Jon Tan
Russ, that was beautiful. The gentle sarcasm brought a tear of mirth to my eye. ta. lol. russ - maxdesign wrote: I want to talk today about respect. For those of you who have not heard of this concept, respect is sometimes defined as courteous regard for people's feelings. When you reply to

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread liorean
On 09/02/06, russ - maxdesign [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Russ Miss Manors Why do I get this sudden urge to humm The Commodores (She's a) Brick House? And, and please do something similar for posting ettiquette. Just looking at replies to this post there's two top posts which quote your entire

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread Rob Mientjes
On 10/02/06, liorean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, and please do something similar for posting ettiquette. Just looking at replies to this post there's two top posts which quote your entire message without any trimming... To stay off-topic here, that's the mail app's preference, probably.

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread Lachlan Hunt
liorean wrote: And, and please do something similar for posting ettiquette. Just looking at replies to this post there's two top posts which quote your entire message without any trimming... Yes, I agree completely, though the issue of top posting is big can of worms that often sparks great

Re: [WSG] Today's lesson: Respect - be courteous up or leave

2006-02-09 Thread Christian Montoya
On 2/10/06, Rob Mientjes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/02/06, liorean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, and please do something similar for posting ettiquette. Just looking at replies to this post there's two top posts which quote your entire message without any trimming... To stay