Text 358, 56 rader
Skriven 2012-07-12 16:59:12 av Nicholas Boel (10357.fidonews)
    Kommentar till text 290 av Robert Bashe (2:2448/44)
Ärende: .fidonet
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  Re: .fidonet
  By: Robert Bashe to Nicholas Boel on Thu Jul 12 2012 06:07 am

 > I agree, but have never seen anything like this, so I can't share your 
 > irritation. The only messages I can cite offhand that have truncated lines
 > are from Janis, and I assume that's a problem with the Linux system she
 > uses (I've used Linux at times myself and know the problems that can
 > arise). As for the multiple (more than two) quote signs with initials,
 > I've never seen anything like this.

It has nothing to do with Linux. It has to do with her BBS software's built in
editor. That is all.

 > > > >>>

 > Now, just guess who wrote what comes afterward... at least you can flip a
 > coin in the first example ;-)

That's 4 quote into a message. I don't think I've ever quoted something that's
already been quoted 4 times. I would go back to when the original line was
posted, and low and behold, I would find out who posted it!

Most of the time you are not replying to that 4th-time quoted part of the
message. That brings up my complaint of people that quote entire threads. You
wouldn't have a need in the world for initials at the beginning of a quoted
line of people actually quoted ONLY the text that they are replying to.

 > And in my case, if the FTSC would suddenly declare all messagebases except
 >  Hudson "non-fido", I would continue to use a squishbase. There's such a
 > thing as practicality and common sense as well as "rules and regulations".

And as you've realized, we disagree on what's practical and common sense, or
necessary and unnecessary.

 > I've done so in the past few days, as you have noted. A problem swept
 > under the carpet remains unknown and unchanged. I believe in solving
 > problems, and as previously noted, in simplicity and clarity.

There's a decent number of people in this echo, and only one person
complaining.

 > Don't be deceived by the smiley... it's far from funny if you're the one
 > who is expected to interpret (not: "read") this kind of thing.

Or maybe you just take quite a few things entirely too seriously. There's quite
a few topics in here recently that you don't find funny. Do you need a
vacation? Maybe somewhere tropical? :)

And please be deceived by the smiley, because I giggled a little while writing
that. 

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