Re: The guy captured in Rome....

"onlyme" wrote

>> No actually, it is not, if you knew how, but it is frowned upon.
>
> The post in question was formatted in MS Word,
> complete with underscoring, then pasted into outlook.
> A simple usenet post, using Outlook Express, default settings, plain
> text....
> the transition from word format, to plain text no doubt strips all
> formatting.

It does not have to.

> As this is something I rarely do...plus the fact that to my best
> knowledge,
> this was the first time I had used underscores in any posting ( something
> I
> would not have to do if you weren't so thick!), clearly I had no idea how
> the end result would appear.

You would not have to if you remembered Usenet etiquette!

> You are talking to someone who has been using computers since the early
> days of the Dragon, the ZX81... etc etc.

I first used computers at the time of ZX81 as well, but I won the
programming
prize it offered (£1000), and as there was only one, you can not have also
done
that. I used it to return to university for a second degree, called SCORM
which
to you means Statistics, Computing, Organisational Researcvh and
Mathematics.


> Fully conversant with both windows and UNIX? based systems...

> I've been online since 14.4 dialup was considered the speed to aspire to!

Reaally, I was on Open University when the were using 300 / 600!

> I could teach you more about usenet, manually configuring headers,
> anonymous remailing than you could possibly imagine.

First you would have to learn to use MS Word!

> You have already shown your stupidity re' your knowledge of correct usage
> of
> our language....don't compound your ignorance by pretending to be an
> expert
> in all things computer related.

I enjoy using indifferent language to tempt spelling flamers,
who have no better argument.

> While I would be the first to admit my limitations

While I point out even more.

First rule, stop telling people how qualified you are, the odds are,
there are better qualified than you or me out there.

Second, stop pretending you intended to break Usenet etiquette,
when you know should how bad it makes you look, especially
someone claiming to be as qualified as yourself.

> when up against the real geeks...er I mean experts,

Would I not claim to ba an expert on Usenet or a geek, unlike yourself.

> I'm quite certain my limited knowledge of
> computers would leave you looking rather foolish.

You stick to spelling flames, it makes you look as you should!


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