On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 11:16, Bruce Roorda wrote: > Well, I have seen some very rude posts to inexperienced users who top > posted, despite the fact that you "call BS" on the assertion. (That's a > very colorful and amusing phrase.) >
Brewster replies: I think, Bruce, that you did not read my response very carefully. My calling BS had to do not at all with the first part of your sentence (berating inexperienced users) - I've seen that done as well. My response had to do with your statement about "their own preference", as I made quite plain by quoting it twice, and alluding to it a third time. Bruce: > As I have stated in other posts, I try to consider first the person to > whom I'm replying. Others are welcome to read if they like. bg: In that I believe you are in error, and placing yourself, for some perverse rationale of your own, outside the optimum operational profile of an e-list participant. Part of falling within that optimal range is being ever-cognizant of the fact that on a listserv, you are *not* replying to one person, but to the entire audience. Bruce: > I care not a fig for the preferences of an e-list environment, > only for the people. bg: It is neither possible nor desirable to separate the two. Which makes that essentially a nonsense statement. Once again, you place yourself well outside the optimal e-list-user profile. Brewster Gillett -- ****************************************************************** W. Brewster Gillett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Portland, OR USA ****************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
