Re: Canuck57, Learn how to post

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From: Al Smith
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:05

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> Hey (mdmdmdm@nd.com) wrote:
> : Either TOP post or bottom post.  Don't post in the middle and 
> : leave all the other shit behind.  Quit being a lazy shit!
> 
> ***   Middle posters are almost more evil than top posters, especially
> when they don't leave blank lines around their comments.
> 
>    A good posting method is to intersperse comments among edited, quoted
> text as a conversation would flow.
> 
> Richard
> 
> PS: Please don't top (or middle) post.
> 
>    Thanks
> 
> R.

Middle posting depends on the post you are replying to. If it is 
long and contains a large number of small points, it's almost 
necessary to space the responses throughout the quoted text, 
instead of putting them all at the bottom, where they would 
overwhelm the reader.

-Al-

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