Actually, he's using Google Groups. It's a terrible way to post, and it's
clear to me from the various posting errors that occur from people using
it that it's got a terrible, misleading and buggy user-interface.
I'd guess that Ignacio really did think he was replying to the original
post, but when he finally hit the "Post" button (or "Submit" or whatever
Google calls it), Google "helpfully" added the quote from the
newly-arrived post from Tom and made Ignacio's post refer to that one
instead of the original post as Ignacio expected, creating the confusion
we've got here.
One clue in favor of this theory is that Ignacio has the good habit of
trimming quotes, but in that post, the quote wasn't trimmed at all,
suggesting that he never had a chance to notice the quote was being
included at all.
Just one more reason for people to avoid like the plague using Google
Groups as a newsreader. It's fine if you want to do a search (assumingit
hasn't lost the post you're looking for), but as a portal for someone to
actually _contribute_, it's woefully flawed.
raylopez99 said:Well Pete, your point about always using a newsreader as the best way
to read Usenet is contradicted by your post above. If you have to
"avoid like the plague" anybody posting using Google Groups, then your
newsreader is not much use then, given the popularity of Google
Groups.
Unless you enjoy talking to yourself, which is probably the case for
most of you so-called self-styled "experts".
RL
Well Pete, your point about always using a newsreader as the best way
to read Usenet is contradicted by your post above. If you have to
"avoid like the plague" anybody posting using Google Groups, then your
newsreader is not much use then, given the popularity of Google
Groups.
Unless you enjoy talking to yourself, which is probably the case for
most of you so-called self-styled "experts".
RL
Ray,
people here are helping you by you abusing it and them the way you are
it will be a miracle if you get responses to your posts.
From everything youve asked and are saying it leads everyone to belive
what johnson said to be true and correct.
If you are going to say stupid and useless stuff in a NG dont bother
saying it most of the stuff can be easily found by a simple google search..
People are using their time to help you for free so show some respect
and be greatfull!
Hello raylopez99,
He didn't say ""avoid like the plague" anybody posting using Google Groups"
He said "avoid like the plague using Google Groups as a newsreader"
That's a major difference
After reading Mr. Lopez's responses to others on this thread, I devoutly
regret trying to offer him help with my original response to his post. I'm
here every day and haven't noticed his posts before this, but I can truly
say that he won't get any help from me after this performance. I'll believe
I'll take him up on his exquisitely-phrased suggestion to "just killfile me
then, bozo".
Strange days.
Tom
OK Tom, goodbye and good riddance. I don't like Drama Queens making a
soap opera out of everything, though your posts are good comic relief
I guess.
You'll go to any lengths to be objectionable, won't you? Even towards people
who made a genuine effort to be helpful. Reread my original response to your
post and see what's in there that's comic relief.