Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 14:40 -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 07:47:52AM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > > > pinniped wrote: > > > > > > > >huh? > > > > > > > >I really don't know what the hell you're talking about. I've > > > >been leaving the subject blank lately because people bitch about > > > >it for no apparent reason. But if you really don't want the > > > >subject changing, why don't you ask Intnsred if he can set > > > >things so that the subject isn't changed? A blank 'subject' > > > >line with a flashing cursor is just begging people to put > > > >something in. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > HUH? Just who, and what, are you replying to? How is that > > > everyone on this list, who has any modicum of experience with the > > > internet, mailing lists, forums, etc... has subject lines, > > > in-line quotes as to who and what they are responding to except > > > you? Are you trying to tell us that you can't figure out how to > > > use an email/news client properly? > > > > > After piniped's Last mail, I did a search of his email header and > > found a reference to "www.debianhelp.org"! So I went there and > > found that he is most likely using the 'forum' which displays > > 'threads' to him and must present some option when replying that > > destroys the 'subject'. From the 'forum' view, you see all the > > previous replys and that give the forum user 'context', while here, > > those of us who use good-old-fashioned mailing lists', we dont see > > this 'forurm thread view' and see the odd behaviour. So the main > > issue is with the debianhelp.org forum software. Hmm. That clears > > up the mystery! Cheers, > > Kev > > I know what forum he is deeply involved in as I have both asked and > answered questions there before and seen the level of knowledge that > he has. That's why it was was so confusing to me that he was > seemingly ignoring what people had to say on the subject and not > practicing the normal standards for communication.
I think deeply involved is an understatement: ------------------------ Highest Users ------------------------ User Zorkmids ------------------------ pinniped 665 vees 419 jaclon 246 Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
