On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:01:54 GMT, JAW <[email protected]> wrote:
> Alas, using a new system / newsreader, I just wanted to make sure I could
> post.
And your new system doesn't see alt.test or any of the other dozens
of groups made for that?
On 13 Oct 2004 16:31:15 GMT, Scott Cramer <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:01:54 GMT, JAW <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Alas, using a new system / newsreader, I just wanted to make sure I
>>> could post.
>>
>> And your new system doesn't see alt.test or any of the other dozens
>> of groups made for that?
>
> And YOU can't ignore it?
If he's not using it, it's quite likely he doesn't know it exists. If you
post to it, autoresponders from around the globe will reply to your post,
which is nice if you want to see how well your message is actually getting
to _other_ newsservers.
If he does know about it, and is just being lazy, well, then he can just
get called on said laziness.
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:46:51 GMT, JAW <[email protected]> wrote:
> Alas, I bow to the ALL knowing and ALL inclusive know it ALL.
So you didn't know how alt.test works. Good, now you do. You're welcome.
Next week we'll work on "why top-posting makes communication difficult".
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:57:16 GMT, U-CDK_CHARLES\Charles <Charles [email protected]> wrote:
>
> Just toss test posts onto any political thread. No one will even
> notice. :)
Or just post a real message, even, and see if that comes through.
On 13 Oct 2004 18:56:22 GMT, Scott Cramer <[email protected]> wrote:
>> So you didn't know how alt.test works. Good, now you do. You're
>> welcome. Next week we'll work on "why top-posting makes communication
>> difficult".
>
> After that, why don't you look into why it is that guys named Dave feel the
> need to respond to posts in inverse proportion the value of their
> contribution.
>
> There is a pattern here.
>
> Apologies in advance to Messrs. Balderstone and Eisan.
Just toss test posts onto any political thread. No one will even
notice. :)
Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:01:54 GMT, JAW <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Alas, using a new system / newsreader, I just wanted to make sure I
>> could post.
>
> And your new system doesn't see alt.test or any of the other dozens
> of groups made for that?
And YOU can't ignore it?
> So you didn't know how alt.test works. Good, now you do. You're
> welcome. Next week we'll work on "why top-posting makes communication
> difficult".
After that, why don't you look into why it is that guys named Dave feel the
need to respond to posts in inverse proportion the value of their
contribution.
There is a pattern here.
Apologies in advance to Messrs. Balderstone and Eisan.
Alas, I bow to the ALL knowing and ALL inclusive know it ALL.
JAW
Dave Hinz woke up and had the following to say....:
> On 13 Oct 2004 16:31:15 GMT, Scott Cramer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Dave Hinz <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:01:54 GMT, JAW <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Alas, using a new system / newsreader, I just wanted to make sure I
>>>> could post.
>>>
>>> And your new system doesn't see alt.test or any of the other dozens
>>> of groups made for that?
>>
>> And YOU can't ignore it?
>
> If he's not using it, it's quite likely he doesn't know it exists. If you
> post to it, autoresponders from around the globe will reply to your post,
> which is nice if you want to see how well your message is actually getting
> to _other_ newsservers.
>
> If he does know about it, and is just being lazy, well, then he can just
> get called on said laziness.