[OS X TeX] "Hijacking" a thread

George Gratzer gratzer at me.com
Wed Nov 5 06:49:10 CET 2008


What is top-posting?

GG


On 4-Nov-08, at 11:39 PM, Gary L. Gray wrote:

>
> On Nov 5, 2008, at 12:36 AM, George Gratzer wrote:
>
>> Gary,
>>
>> Look it up in the archives. You admonished me exactly like this  
>> many times before.
>>
>> My faith in future hijackings is profound and cannot be easily  
>> shaken.
>>
>> The truth is out there...
>>
>> GG
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4-Nov-08, at 8:25 PM, Gary L. Gray wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 4, 2008, at 9:19 PM, George Gratzer wrote:
>>>
>>>> May I note that I have suggested quite a few times over the past  
>>>> few years that we provide a line at the bottom of the e-mail  
>>>> advising people how to start a new topic.  I was always told that  
>>>> it is not necessary. Is it not? All this grief and waste of time  
>>>> so easily avoided.
>>>
>>> At the bottom of every message, you will find:
>>>
>>>> List Reminders and Etiquette: http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/list/
>>>
>>> I think that is enough. In addition, this recent thread should set  
>>> more than a few people on the proper path.
>
>
> And you are still top-posting. Alas, at least Obama won tonight so I  
> have that victory. :-)
>
> -- Gary
>
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