On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:37:26 -0600, Oleg Lego posted:
>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.
Oh, and I should have mentioned that manners have nothing to do with
it. I know of several hundred people who will not stand by and watch
top-posting happen.
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