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From: billy@MIX.COM
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Subject: Re: Upcoming New Newsreader for the Mac: Signal
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 01:02:01 +0000 (UTC)
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dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Read a whole post before replying.

I did.

> I am well aware of the effort thank you very much. Why should it
> be all the small efforts of repliers rather than your one time
> once only effort in a newsreader to keep your Regards Billy or
> whatever under the delimiters? 

Because you (and they) have elected to reply to what I've written.

> > > Maybe I have the wrong idea, I don't know, but properly delimited sigs 
> > > are good for signing off (as well as giving any useful information 
> > > about contacts, funnies, cleveries, whatever). 
> > 
> > Mine will probably only be understood by those skilled in assembly
> > language programming.
> 
> Yes, OK, but we are not talking about that...

You are the one who brought it up, and I replied, thus yes, we _are_
talking about it.

> > > I rarely can get anyone to see or at least seem to see and acknowledge 
> > > at least (you being no exception) that there is no point in not 
> > > putting your sign off - "Regards Billy" or whatever - also under the 
> > > dashes so that it automatically disappears when a reply is made in a 
> > > good newsreader. It almost never needs to be in a reply for reasons I 
> > > have outlined previously. 
> > 
> > So?  Neither does a lot of other stuff in a typical followup article.
> 
> You serious? Do you throw your chocolate wrapper out of your car 
> because you think what the hell, look at the other rubbish thrown 
> around by others? Ever heard about doing your bit?

You'll have to come with an proper analogy to argue this point.

> > > Are you understanding that it *can* be in the reply if the replier 
> > > chooses to include it.
> > 
> > Sure.  Some people trim nothing at all.  
> 
> And this has to do with what?

It has to do with what's under discussion here.  You are including other
people, you know...

> > And, even those who trim well
> > can include it if they'd prefer.  
> 
> You clearly do not read a post before replying. Here is another thing 
> I want that you should improve! <g> 

Now matter how much you read, or don't, you're regardless wildly missing
the point.

> In other words, you don't follow the argument at all. You just keep 
> repeating the same thing. Are you a train in disguise? Trains and many 
> usenet subscribers! Horses are easier! <g>

I could offer the exact same observation about you.

And, I notice while you don't mind bashing me about rubbish, you completely
ignored my remarks about your trailing spaces (far more rubbish by volume
from your end than from mine).

Tell your horse hi from me.

Billy Y..
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