Re: master lichen - ROTFL!

Doug Freyburger wrote:
After trimming out the emotional parts there remains an important part.
useNet existed long before Google started displaying it in a web
interface. UseNet has its own conventions and standards and they

I was being sarcastic when I pretended I'd never heard of UseNet!

[apparently painstakingly-written lecture]

Top posting isn't a sure-fire road to poor quality. Think it through,
use mental discipline, practice your writing skills, and folks are
very unlikely to complain ....

How many people on this thread have advised me to "think it through"
and "use mental discipline" in one phrasing or another? I suggest you
do the same.

I also recommend you READ THE THREAD! Or don't post about what you
didn't read. I pressed "submit" *once* accidentally with some quoted
junk below my post, then quickly posted it again without the junk. I
*never* said anywhere in this thread that top-posting was a good idea
or that conventions didn't matter (except to argue that Google Groups
is a fine news reader). You should save this lecture on your hard
drive; someday it'll come in handy, but don't get overeager and blow
your load too early.

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