RFC 1855: Netiquette Guidelines

[Bob Jones]

Oh please! You failed to quote the most important part of this
document which I will point out here:

************************************************** ***********************
Network Working Group S.
Hambridge
Request For Comments: 1855 Intel
Corp.
FYI: 28 October
1995
Category: Informational

Netiquette Guidelines

Status of This Memo

This memo provides information for the Internet community. This
memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
************************************************** ***********************

Note that it "does not specify an Internet standard of any kind."

Top posting, bottom posting, excessive quoting, YELLING... It's all
debatable and it's all a pain in the ass. If you don't like the way
someone posts then ignore them, killfile them, don't read the post,
use a newsreader that downloads headers only (if excessive quoting
kills your online connection time - buy a faster modem or stop reading
so much)

But please don't quote a guideline as if it were a standard when it
explicitly states it *ISN'T* a standard.

Oh, and if you are bothered by the top post, I have conveniently
repeated myself at the bottom for your convenience.

Bob

"Patrick McConnell" > wrote in message >...
> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
>
> And I quote:
>
> "- Consider that a large audience will see your posts.
> That may include your present or your next boss. Take
> care in what you write. Remember too, that mailing lists and
> Newsgroups are frequently archived, and that your words may be
> stored for a very long time in a place to which many people have
> access."
> ...
>
> "- If you should find yourself in a disagreement with one person,
> make your responses to each other via mail rather than continue to
> send messages to the list or the group. If you are debating a
> point on which the group might have some interest, you may
> summarize for them later.
>
> - Don't get involved in flame wars. Neither post nor respond
> to incendiary material."

Oh please! You failed to quote the most important part of this
document which I will point out here:

************************************************** ***********************
Network Working Group S.
Hambridge
Request For Comments: 1855 Intel
Corp.
FYI: 28 October
1995
Category: Informational

Netiquette Guidelines

Status of This Memo

This memo provides information for the Internet community. This
memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
************************************************** ***********************

Note that it "does not specify an Internet standard of any kind."

Top posting, bottom posting, excessive quoting, YELLING... It's all
debatable and it's all a pain in the ass. If you don't like the way
someone posts then ignore them, killfile them, don't read the post,
use a newsreader that downloads headers only (if excessive quoting
kills your online connection time - buy a faster modem or stop reading
so much)

But please don't quote a guideline as if it were a standard when it
explicitly states it *ISN'T* a standard.

Oh, and if you are bothered by the top post, I have conveniently
repeated myself at the bottom for your convenience.

Bob

[Nicholas Fitzpatrick]

In article >,
Bob Jones > wrote:
>
>Note that it "does not specify an Internet standard of any kind."

This should be obvious to everyone, given that it had RFC
(request for comment) in the subject line. Surely, if there is any
group where you shouldn't have to explain acronyms, it is for the
denizens of s.s.s.!

>Oh, and if you are bothered by the top post, I have conveniently
>repeated myself at the bottom for your convenience.

ROTFL

Nick

[Patrick McConnell]

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html

And I quote:

"- Consider that a large audience will see your posts.
That may include your present or your next boss. Take
care in what you write. Remember too, that mailing lists and
Newsgroups are frequently archived, and that your words may be
stored for a very long time in a place to which many people have
access."
....

"- If you should find yourself in a disagreement with one person,
make your responses to each other via mail rather than continue to
send messages to the list or the group. If you are debating a
point on which the group might have some interest, you may
summarize for them later.

- Don't get involved in flame wars. Neither post nor respond
to incendiary material."

[ElleninLosAngeles]

(Hallerb) wrote in message >...

>Name calling gets people ignored.

Words to live by!