They are indeed messy, Skitt, and there's nothing worse than trying to
wade through comments that are out of order.
On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:08:40 -0700, Skitt posted:
>Roy Chivato wrote:
>> I would say that imposing your ideology of bottom versus top posting
>> on others is an example of "bad" manners. It could be just ignorance
>> of the customs of others, but many people will interpret that as bad
>> manners.
>>
>> "Manners" is nothing but conformity. In a situation where people
>> exist who adhere to multiple standards, "manners" is tolerance of
>> diversity. The lack thereof is therefore "bad" manners.
>>
>> Pacos remarks about "monolinguals" do get tiresome.
>>
>> Saludos,
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> "Amethyst Deceiver" <spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:5kq1ujF4tvgbU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> piratazul wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Top-posting corrected.
>>>
>>>>>> "Amethyst Deceiver" <spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:5kkgojF42qlaU1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>>> Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2007-09-07 16:46:19 +0200, "Amethyst Deceiver"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What, like you? I think I'll stick with my own pronunciation.
>>>
>>>> Do not be a comformist, Amethyst.
>>>
>>> Nothing to do with "conforming" and everything to do with good
>>> manners. You may have heard of them.
>>>
>>>> Salud y curvas, Paco
>>>> PS Are you a monolingual person, Amethyst?
>>>
>>> No.
>
>Different groups have different customs. Some are quite messy.


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