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- Subject: Re: EXECUTIVE OPINIONS??
- Message-ID: <DJOHNSON.92Nov15214223@cayenne.gac.edu>
- From: djohnson@cayenne.gac.edu (Daniel P Johnson)
- Date: 15 Nov 92 21:42:23
- References: <1992Nov13.153258.3961@wkuvx1.bitnet> <1992Nov13.194429.3964@wkuvx1.bitnet><1992Nov13.214440.1@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu>
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- In-reply-to: cvadrbzb@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu's message of 13 Nov 92 21:44:40 PSTLines: 40
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- In article <1992Nov13.214440.1@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu> cvadrbzb@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu writes:
- .You know, I'd just like to interject a comment here.
-
- .First of all, it is a royal pain in the ass to read posts that are 98% quotes.
- .Look, people. If you want to quote someone, FINE. But ONLY quote relevant
- .parts of the post. Not only is it eating up bandwidth, but it is irritating
- .as heck to read. Especially when you are just joining a newsgroup (as I am
- .with this one). One of the first posts I saw started like this:
-
- .>
- .>>
- .>>>
- .>>>>
- .>>>>>
- .>>>>>>
-
- .I mean, GET SERIOUS! Who really cares when it goes that far back? As far as
- .I can tell, there are about 3 people who are posting things here, and it is
- .NOT very fun to read.
-
- .SOME of you are posting 5 or 6 times IN A ROW! Can't you say what you have
- .to say in ONE post? I am sick of reading the same person's post over and
- .over again, especially when most of them are >>>> posts.
-
- Why 1 when you can have more! You've gotta live to live, baby!
-
- .Jeesh. I love Python, but this newsgroup is a HUGE disappoinment so far...
-
- .Mark Pettit
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