Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-28 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2013-10-26, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:44:45 -0700, rurpy wrote: > >> On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >>> On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. >>> >>> So don't use i

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/26/2013 04:15 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 2:05 AM, wrote: >> The large number of posts here from GG would suggest >> that the readership there is substantial, and the decline in >> "web-1.0" tools (usenet, mailing lists, etc) is additional >> evidence that the number

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/26/2013 07:25 AM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 11:15 PM, rusi wrote: >> tl;dr I think Mark's scoldings in this regard will work if they come not >> just from him but from any and every one. They are likely to have a larger >> subscription if you would agree to change: "

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/26/2013 09:38 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 26/10/2013 15:58, ru...@yahoo.com wrote: >> That's odd, because in >>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.lang.python/FFAe5sJ7kQ4/GmDtHitY50QJ >> I responded to a direct question from you about problems >> with Thunderbird. If you mean instead

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/26/2013 11:24 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:05:27 -0700, rurpy wrote: >> On 10/25/2013 08:40 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > [...] >> However, looking now, I see you pointed out that Peter originally >> cross-posted his two messages to four groups: > > I think you are conf

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 2:05 AM, wrote: > The large number of posts here from GG would suggest > that the readership there is substantial, and the decline in > "web-1.0" tools (usenet, mailing lists, etc) is additional > evidence that the number of GG users (who are used to and > prefer flashier

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 11:15 PM, rusi wrote: > tl;dr I think Mark's scoldings in this regard will work if they come not just > from him but from any and every one. They are likely to have a larger > subscription if you would agree to change: "Dont use GG!!" > to > "Users of GG are requested to

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:05:27 -0700, rurpy wrote: > On 10/25/2013 08:40 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: [...] > However, looking now, I see you pointed out that Peter originally > cross-posted his two messages to four groups: I think you are confused. I haven't said anything about Peter Cacioppi cross

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 26/10/2013 15:58, ru...@yahoo.com wrote: That's odd, because in https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.lang.python/FFAe5sJ7kQ4/GmDtHitY50QJ I responded to a direct question from you about problems with Thunderbird. If you mean instead that because *you've* experienced no problems, then non

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/26/2013 06:15 AM, rusi wrote: >[...] > Google-groups consist of the 'children-population' (so to speak); > newsgroups etc consist of the adult population with some exceptions. > The appropriate way of dealing with children is not to say "Dont be > children!" but to say "This kind of behavior

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/25/2013 08:40 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:44:45 -0700, rurpy wrote: >> On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >>> On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. >>> >>> So don't

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/25/2013 06:35 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 10/25/2013 7:44 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote: >> On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >>> On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. >>> >>> So don't use it.

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/25/2013 06:19 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 26/10/2013 00:44, ru...@yahoo.com wrote: >> On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >>> On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. >>> >>> So don't use it.

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rurpy
On 10/25/2013 06:25 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:44 AM, wrote: >> Peter, you can ignore Terry's "advice" if Google Groups works for you. >> There are a small number of Google haters here who seem larger due to >> their obnoxious noisiness. >> >> I've been using Google Gr

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-26 Thread rusi
On Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:10:16 AM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Your personal attacks are not appreciated. Why can you not accept that > people who post using GG's defaults cause pain and difficulty to many -- > probably the great majority -- of readers who use either the mailing list

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-25 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:44:45 -0700, rurpy wrote: > On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >> On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: >>> The default >>> Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. >> >> So don't use it. Get any decent newsreader, such as Thunderbir

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-25 Thread Terry Reedy
On 10/25/2013 7:44 PM, ru...@yahoo.com wrote: On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. So don't use it. Get any decent newsreader, such as Thunderbird, and access the

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-25 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:44 AM, wrote: > Peter, you can ignore Terry's "advice" if Google Groups works for you. > There are a small number of Google haters here who seem larger due to > their obnoxious noisiness. > > I've been using Google Groups to post here for many years and with a > little

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-25 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 26/10/2013 00:44, ru...@yahoo.com wrote: On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. So don't use it. Get any decent newsreader, such as Thunderbird, and access the li

Re: Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-25 Thread rurpy
On 10/25/2013 02:05 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: >> The default >> Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. > > So don't use it. Get any decent newsreader, such as Thunderbird, and > access the list at news.gmane.org as gmane.comp

Don't use default Google Group client (was re:....)

2013-10-25 Thread Terry Reedy
On 10/25/2013 2:57 PM, Peter Cacioppi wrote: The default Google Group client is notoriously cruddy with quotes attribution. So don't use it. Get any decent newsreader, such as Thunderbird, and access the list at news.gmane.org as gmane.comp.python.general. -- Terry Jan Reedy -- https://mai