Re: BRINKS MAYBE UP FOR SALE REAL SOON

["Doug" <not@xxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:47ebb16f$0$89384$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guess you haven't used Usenet much.
>
> Yep, it's faster, the reponses are on top, most of the thread is contained
> BELOW ... you don't have to read it but it's there for context IF you need
> it should a thread get split or  partially expire and disappear.
>
> If you've been following a conversation you DONT need to scroll...if your
> memory sucks and you do...then ginko biloba may be prescribed.
>

I find it easier

> You don't find it incredibly annoying to have to scroll down on every
> message to see the reply hidden there?
>
> Lazy dunno...faster definitely! I work a lot of usenet groups everyday so
> top posting is much more effective.
>
> --
> **Crash Gordon**
>
>

to simply  spread your message out at

>
>
> "G. Morgan" <no_em@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2802770d90a83ea1579ecf784f3d2cf0np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Jim wrote:
> |
> | >The only reason you see it that way is because you're the only one who
> | >actually reposts every other post that was made in a thread .....
> | >every time you post a response.
> | >
> | >I could never figure out why you do that.
> | >
> | >Most everyone or I think everyone else either just reposts a portion
> | >of only what the person they are responding to said, but not what they

 random throught the thread

> | >responded to and what THEY responded to etc etc. I've seen you repost
> | >what 5 or 6 people have posted in one of your posts. I can't figure
> | >out why. All you have to do is select( highlight)  what you want to
> | >reply to first, then hit the reply button and only what you've
> | >selected with be copied to your new post. That way WE don't have to
> | >scroll down past 5 or 10 previous posts that you've quoted in your
> | >post to get to the next item in a thread.
> |
> |
> | I suspect it's pure laziness.  Instead of making the reply easy for
> everyone
> | to read he types right on top because "it's faster".  Well it may be
> faster
> | for *him* to post a sloppy reply like that -- but everyone else has to
> work

this gives everyone, both the top & bottom posters an equal

> | for it to find out what the fuck he's replying TO.
> |
> | Not only that - but the signature gets lazily inserted right at the top
> making
> | everyone *else* work to include quoted text since real newsreaders cut
> | everything below the delimiter (-- ).


opportunity to complain.


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> | -G
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Doug