Re: Fw: Posting etiquette - WAS Re: Fujitsu Tablets : G'sFujiAssistance Pack

[Stuart Poulton <swp@xxxxxxx>]

Gareth, et al

I understand that most people prefer a mailing list, but DO remeber the
Fuji Webforum, at

http://ha.fluidvisions.net/pt510/

If people wan't I'll look at setting up a mailinglist without the yahoo
crap.

S

On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 11:21, Gareth Cook wrote:
> It's a fair point. Fine if you only get a few mails a day (excluding
this
> group), but I get over 150 emails a day (excluding this list - I
mirror it
> to a seperate mail in database and doesn't touch my mail file). If I
cut
> and paste everyone, I'd be here all bloody day.
>
> Maybe we should find another maillist list provider that doesnt
populate
> it full of crap (no comments about my sig again please)
>
> G.
>
>
> Gareth Cook
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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 04/02/2002 11:20 -----
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Timothy Morris"
<timothy.morris@i...> wrote:
> <snip>
> > And while I'm venting - why post a two line reply including 200
> lines of
> > previous posts?
> <snip>
>
> I don't want to get in to the 'Off Topic' vs 'On Topic' debate as
> this has been discussed numerous times. But I do have to support Tim
> on this point. I know that yahoo is crap at threading and I am not
> going to get into the 'replies at top' vs 'replies at bottom' war
> either. But surely we have the technical ability to do a bit of
> cutting when replying. Especially if your reply does not relate to
> the original content.
>
> Of course, I know that in the past I have been criticised for
> deleting everything I am replying to and so I am bound to be in
> favour of snipping.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
>