OE Bottom Posting Fix

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Peter North said:
I've worn my finger out scrolling down.
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If there are a bunch of >>>>> I just skip it.

In microsoft.public.(several) they all top post but they are more advanced
than here. ;) an-a-one an-a-two and duck.

Glenn
 
Glenn said:
If there are a bunch of >>>>> I just skip it.

In microsoft.public.(several) they all top post but they are more advanced
than here. ;) an-a-one an-a-two and duck.

Glenn
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And there are those who will claim that the words "Microsoft" and
"Advanced" do not belong in the same sentence.

Lou
 
Lou said:
And there are those who will claim that the words "Microsoft" and
"Advanced" do not belong in the same sentence.
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They absolutely *do* go together... just like "cancer" and "advanced" do.

<ducking>
 
 
Not necessarily.. So you found several for bottom feeding. Hmmm, suckers do
that, don't they?
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Here we go... how predictable of you.
I haven't looked because frankly I don't care but I'll bet someone could
come up with as many references for top posting, up in the light.
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If you don't care, why did you bother to post your thinly veiled ad
hominem while contributing absolutely nothing to debunk the information
I provided? Trolling, perhaps?

Nevertheless, I accept your challenge. Will you do me the honour or
will you choose to remain ignorant?

C'mon Glenn, surprise me. Show me that there is some substance behind
your motiviation to reply to my post other than to stroke your bruised
ego after your ill-fated linux venture.

You are *so* petty. Grow up.
 
C'mon Glenn, surprise me. Show me that there is some substance behind
your motiviation to reply to my post other than to stroke your bruised
ego after your ill-fated linux venture.
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Haha. Old pals, I gather?
 
100% agreed. Very good explanation and examples. However, I dislike the
term "Netiquette" even more than top posting. :)
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Sorry. I am at a loss for words for a change and wasting space like a top
poster.
 
DC said:
If you don't care, why did you bother to post your thinly veiled ad
hominem while contributing absolutely nothing to debunk the information
I provided? Trolling, perhaps?

You are *so* petty. Grow up.
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Kinda the pot calling the kittle black, isn't it? Re-read your last
sentence. Isn't that about the most childish thing you will read today? I
suggest a nice nap with your teddy bear and everything will be just fine
when you wake up.

How could *you* be so petty as to make such a fuss about something so
insignificant? As you said, grow up. The world isn't going to stop just
because some folks desire to post the most convenient way for them.

Notice *I* cropped the excess of this post as is proper. Did *you*?

Aren't these exclamation stars fun? You're a good teacher. (:-))

Glenn
 
If you want to "fix" Outlook Express so that it properly
bottom-posts
What a great little prog.
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I downloaded this program a while ago, but never loaded it. I just
did, and the difference with reading posts now is incredable. I
highly recommend this program.
 
Sometimes I top post, like this.

| Robert Schumacher wrote:
| >
|
| <snip>
|
| > If you want to "fix" Outlook Express so that it properly
bottom-posts
| > and does correct quoting/sig snipping, etc., consider
| > http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/
| >
| > Freeware, and once configured OE pretty much behaves like a
normal
| > newsreader.
|

And sometimes, I add a comment inside the earlier post, like
this.

| What a great little prog.
|

And sometimes, I put stuff after the last poster ends, like this.
Cool, huh.

BTW, I'm using Quote Fix as we speak. I could swear that it has
been causing some sorrt of memory problem on my box; there are
minor conflicts (Windows Me and maxed-out memory).

Regarding top/bottom posting, I present a reality check:
- When my contribution is very brief, I'll put it at the top. Who
cannot agree that it's a royal bummer to slog all the way through
a long essay just to get all the way to the end where the new
post adds, "Cool!." Putting that grunt at the top saves us all a
lot of time and effort.
- Extending the discussion with any reasonable content: this
makes sense as bottom stuff.

"Do You Yahoo,?" however, should always go at the bottom because
subjecting other people to Yahoo's advertisements really sucks.
Yahoo sucks.

Richard
 
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