Quoting our friend --> Rejo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> ++ 30/05/99 11:33 -0400 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> >Frankly my rationaile is that quite often, inexperienced users will
> >quote the entire message and often much unrelated (to the point at
> >hand) text from previous messages. So...
>
> I don't understand exactly what you meant here. Are you saying that
> others often quote badly (too much, entire message, sigs) and therefor
> we should not mention the length of your signature? He's doing worse so
> don't tell me i'm doing bad?
Yes, Im saying others *often* quote badly maybe not here.. but there is plenty of bad
quoting.
Now- does that justify my argument? probably not. But it does and can
rationalise it a bit.
It seems to me though that some people *look* for something trivial to
point out especially to someone who may listen to the argument.
>
> >Also in todays age of superfast connections that my preference for an
> >entertaining quote from fortune isnt too much to ask. Is it?
>
> Yes it is. Because this argument is also used for html and binary
> postings (in email and on Usenet). I have several ways to connect to the
> internet, but both my mail- and newsserver are connected via a 28k8
> modem. I have to pay for my downloads (i live in Holland, i have to pay
> my telco for being connected to my isp).
>
Well *sigh* I cant please all people in all circumstances
> Bad quoting, html, binaries and (to a certain extend) signatures all
> make me pay for things i did not want and which are useless to me. I
> know, not all the mails are that informative, but a signature is
> appended every time. And again.
>
Well then, I dont post bin or html so that puts me in the most trivial
catagory, dosent it?
> Maybe you have a 'superfast connection', others don't.
>
> >Particullary that my sig is
> >non commercial
> >useful
> >and now... entertaining ;-)
>
> I wouldn't mind what's in your sig. Signatures should be judge on form,
> not on content. I don't care if you put a commercial message, the phone
> number of your mother-in-law, icq numbers or whatever in your sig, but i
> do care when it comes to the size.
>
trivial matter
> By the way, what i couldn't find anything 'useful' in your signature.
> The url could be, but i haven't seen your page yet.
>
hah! contempt before investigation? Id suggest you look at my page
btw its very non-graphical so It wont take long to view
and I *will argue vehemently* as to its usefulness
> >Afterall this is the internet, where Im sure there are better things to foucus
> >on then a "fortune" being generated by my Linux system
>
> Yes... afterall this is the internet, where i'm sure there are better
> things to to download from.
>
> A signature is maximum 80 by 4 characters in size, and should begin with
> a sig-delimiter (dash-dash-space).
hehehe... so your the internet police now? maybe you should send a letter to my
provider ;-)
comon... take it easy, in fact the sig is random (something I love)
Now- I really dont want this to blow out of porpotion so this should
hopefully be the last responce I send
have fun
rob
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