__/ [ Paul B ] on Monday 27 March 2006 02:35 \__
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:04:32 +0000, Guy Macon
> <"http://www.guymacon.com/";> wrote:
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>>Paul B wrote:
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>>>Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com/> wrote:
>>>
>>>>THE STANDARD ADVICE:
>>>>
>>>> There is a way to influence what gets discussed in a newsgroup that
>>>> works well, and another way that has never worked no matter how many
>>>> people have tried it.
>>>>
>>>> What works: Post articles on the topic you wish to see discussed
>>>> and participate in the resulting discussion. Use killfiles and
>>>> filters so that you don't see the articles that you dislike.
>>>> If you don't know how to use a killfile, use good old fashioned
>>>> discipline and don't read posts by people who post articles that you
>>>> dislike. Never, ever respond to articles that you dislike.
>>>>
>>>> What doesn't work: Respond to articles that you dislike, complain
>>>> about articles that you dislike, complain about posters that you
>>>> dislike, complain about how terrible everyone else is for not posting
>>>> what you want them to post. Talk about how to respond to articles
>>>> that you dislike. Make the articles that you dislike the center of
>>>> attention, the main topic of discussion, and a personal crusade.
>>>
>>>And more more thing to remember. ............
>>>
>>>Arguing on Usenet is like the Special Olympics.
>>>Even if you win, you are still a retard. ;)
>>
>>And another:
>>
>> "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's
>> game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be
>> indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds
>> possessing infinite amounts of free time."
>> -Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
>
> LOL
> Good job i'm 40 then.
>
> BTW, my OP wasn't pointed at you. It was an addition to the standard
> advice.
>
> plh
> Paul
Here's an unrelate (yet funny) one I came across a couple of days ago:
"Top-posting because that's where you found your cursor is like shitting your
pants because that's where your asshole happened to be." - Anonymous
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