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Re: Watercooling newsgroup ?

#98
From: David Maynard
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:21
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Ben Pope wrote:
> David Maynard wrote:
> 
>>BillW wrote:
>>
>>>The "good posting methodology" are stupid rules made by people with
>>>big egos that think everyone should do as them. Bottom posting makes
>>>no sense as it makes everyone spend half their time searching for
>>>new data or reading data they have already read. I always have top
>>>posted and always will as that is the most efficient way........
>>
>>And I'd bet you've never read word one about the subject.
> 
> 
> And you've probably not read two... :-)

Bad bet on your part.

I was hoping to challenge the previous poster to actually read, perchance to 
think, about the logic of it rather than simply knee jerk react with what he's 
'always done'.

> 
> Step 1) Reply after the RELEVENT bit.
> 
> Step 2) Trim the IRRELEVENT bit.
> 
> Thats all you really need to know to post well enough.

Of course, but your description is a version of 'bottom posting' and in line 
with the "good posting methodology" that the previous 'top poster' labeled as 
"stupid rules made by people with big egos."

> 
> Ben
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Subject: Re: Watercooling newsgroup ?
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