"Dennis Tillotsen" <dtilot@rcorg.org> wrote in message news:civk8ukik5k8nc1h0b5vna2r6m4877ge4o@4ax.com... > Let me get this straight...this guy's comment makes him a biggot? > Where do you come from? If you're so quick to judge, what does this > make you? > Did you read the whole message, or just my snipped version? Perhaps I'm just too quick to defend people who get attacked too often by folk who are happy to use their work at the same time. I don't see phrases such as "up to their old tricks" as any indication of an open mind. Think what you like - I don't care. Lesley Robertson

Lesley Robertson wrote: > > "Dennis Tillotsen" <dtilot@rcorg.org> wrote in message > news:civk8ukik5k8nc1h0b5vna2r6m4877ge4o@4ax.com... > > Let me get this straight...this guy's comment makes him a biggot? > > Where do you come from? If you're so quick to judge, what does this > > make you? > > > Did you read the whole message, or just my snipped version? Why did you snip anything? It takes more effort to edit his message, to support your reply, than to just simply reply. Snipping is a form of "out of context" quoting. Don > Perhaps I'm just too quick to defend people who get attacked too often by > folk who are happy to use their work at the same time. I don't see phrases > such as "up to their old tricks" as any indication of an open mind. > Think what you like - I don't care. > Lesley Robertson -- ~~~~~ Visit our NICKELL, GAUNCE, MOOTY genealogy Web Page http://nickell.tierranet.com ~~~~~

"Don Nickell" <dnickell@icehouse.net> wrote in message news:3C8AAF34.3C6AEF89@icehouse.net... > > > Lesley Robertson wrote: > > > > "Dennis Tillotsen" <dtilot@rcorg.org> wrote in message > > news:civk8ukik5k8nc1h0b5vna2r6m4877ge4o@4ax.com... > > > Let me get this straight...this guy's comment makes him a biggot? > > > Where do you come from? If you're so quick to judge, what does this > > > make you? > > > > > Did you read the whole message, or just my snipped version? > > Why did you snip anything? It takes more effort to edit his message, to support your reply, than to just simply reply. Snipping is a form of "out of context" quoting. > It seems to be regarded as good manners to only include the bits of the message one is replying to (otherwise you end up fighting your way through miles of old stuff to find a few lines). I didn't think that my reply was controversial enough to require later support - silly me! Lesley Robertson

Hi, Lesley, This whole subject of NG message posting is a stickey wicket to say the least. You'll find NGs that INSIST that people BOTTOM post. Others INSIST visitors TOP post. You'll find NGs that INSIST you format messages with 74 characters per line! And those NGs that INSIST also INSIST you quote fully so those who read 1000 messages a day (some do) don't have to try to find previous messages to see what the whole thing is about. Then there's the subject of typing in mixed case like newspapers, magazines and books, re., ALL CAPS like the funny papers (some people refer to it as shouting). And, of course, every one is right!! eh? Sigh... ;-) I guess I responded as I did as a knee jerk reaction to the many times I've been lectured to about Bottom/Top posting with Uncut quotes. But, it really can misconstrue a thought when message quotes are snipped. Not trying to lecture, but shed a little friendly light on the subject, Don Lesley Robertson wrote: > > "Don Nickell" <dnickell@icehouse.net> wrote in message > news:3C8AAF34.3C6AEF89@icehouse.net... > > > > > > Lesley Robertson wrote: > > > Did you read the whole message, or just my snipped version? > > > > Why did you snip anything? It takes more effort to edit his message, to > support your reply, than to just simply reply. Snipping is a form of "out of > context" quoting. > > > It seems to be regarded as good manners to only include the bits of the > message one is replying to (otherwise you end up fighting your way through > miles of old stuff to find a few lines). I didn't think that my reply was > controversial enough to require later support - silly me! > Lesley Robertson -- ~~~~~ Visit our NICKELL, GAUNCE, MOOTY genealogy Web Page http://nickell.tierranet.com ~~~~~

On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 13:25:41 GMT, Don Nickell <dnickell@icehouse.net> declaimed the following in soc.genealogy.misc: > I guess I responded as I did as a knee jerk reaction to the many times I've been lectured to about Bottom/Top posting with Uncut quotes. But, it really can misconstrue a thought when message quotes are snipped. > But that is a different matter -- the person snipping not taking the time to ensure a valid context for the remains. It is not a fault of snipping in general. -- > ============================================================== < > wlfraed@ix.netcom.com | Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber KD6MOG < > wulfraed@dm.net | Bestiaria Support Staff < > ============================================================== < > Bestiaria Home Page: http://www.beastie.dm.net/ < > Home Page: http://www.dm.net/~wulfraed/ <