My $.02 here. Perhaps his signature block was oversized. Perhaps the fellow is very proud to belong to his church organization--and is willing to stick his neck out to show it. I can not see how society is worse-off because of this, much less this users list. I certainly did not take his signature block as an invitation to join his church, nor as an act of religious proselytization.
More than likely the person had what he thought was a pressing question that needed answered, is not particularly computer saavy, came to us for help, had no idea what the unwritten "rules" were, and is now getting beat up by those of us who would/should help him. No better way to turn off someone who has an interest in our free product. Is there anyway that we could be just a bit more patient and friendly? Larry On Wednesday 07 March 2007 02:20:52 pm James Knott wrote: > Michael Adams wrote: > > On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:46:21 -0600 > > > > Dan Lewis wrote: > >> On Wednesday March 07 2007 7:09 am, Guy Voets wrote: > >>> 2007/3/7, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>> There was a large coloured block about his church. I couldn't do > >>>> a normal reply without including it. I had to create a reply, > >>>> delete everything and then cut 'n paste portions of the original > >>>> message, so that I could reply without including it. > >>>> > >>>> It's bad enough that some people include such stuff in their > >>>> messages, but something else again, when I can't reply without > >>>> including it. > >>> > >>> +1 > >> > >> The colored block was unnecessary. To make matters even worse, it > >> > >> contained a link to how to create a similar type signature. So, I > >> completely agree in this case. > >> While I do not have any problems with a religious tone in one's > >> signature, a certain amount of discretion is important. Advertizing > >> one's church or suggesting others consider one's point of view on > >> religion go beyond what is proper in a signature. > > > > In my email client i can highlight the part of an email i wish to reply > > to before i click reply. > > I can also normally edit the reply. However, with that message, it was > all or nothing, with the usual method. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
