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From: esker@abaa.uucp (Lawrence Esker)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: RE: Signature lines, this is going too far!
Message-ID: <1563@abaa.UUCP>
Date: 21 Aug 89 22:15:32 GMT
References: <428.24E71AB9@tlsi.FIDONET.ORG> <1348@abaa.UUCP> <30748@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <1989Aug20.025847.3430@twwells.com>
Reply-To: esker@neptune.UUCP (Lawrence Esker)
Organization: Allen Bradley
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And now to hang my head in shame, I would not have posted my previous
response had I seen Wisner's waste of 3 more posts and Bill Well's excellent
commentary.  Another lesson for newusers.  Don't post a response until
you have read the entire thread (however long and meaningless), you may find
someone else beat you to it.

In article <1989Aug20.025847.3430@twwells.com> bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) writes:
>In article <30748@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> wisner@mica.Berkeley.EDU (Bill Wisner) writes:
>: I count three network addresses (one would do quite nicely), two phone numbers
>: (so he won't miss the flood of callers congratulating him on his beautiful
>: signature), his job title (for the prospective employers out there), his
>: current employer and two, count them, *two* cute little slogans. All I see
>: missing are his physical characteristics and whether he's an organ donor.
>
>Wisner?
>
>Get off his case!
>
>Big signatures are a minor irritation; you don't need to make a
>federal case of it! Signature size is essentially a matter of courtesy.
>
>---
>Bill                    { uunet | novavax | ankh | sunvice } !twwells!bill
>bill@twwells.com

Thank you for coming to my defense!  I created this signature when I started
and the mail connections were still unsure, I needed all the addresses until
I started getting some email to see how people got back to me.  And Wisner
is right about the "prospective employers" bit :-).  I must complement Wisner
on his perception, every part of my signature had a purpose and he found
every one (except the graphics), give him an apple.

BTW.  The form of the graphics has been my signature on all paperwork,
paintings, MacDraw, etc. ever since I could use a computer (> 12 years).
Seems most appropriate to use it here.

And now in honor of Bill Wisner...  I promise, this is my last memorium!
 -- (Still haven't killed my signature yet Bill?)
---------- Lawrence W. Esker ----------  Modern Amish: Thou shalt not need any
Height: 6' 6"                            computer that is not IBM compatible.
Weight: 275 lbs
Disposition: A teddy bear, except     Sr. Hardware/ASIC Design Engineer
             when I am a mean SOB.    Allen-Bradley Communications Div.
I give blood on a regular basis       Work: (313)668-2500  Home: (313)973-8561
  will be an organ donor when I die.  Compuserve: 76337,2524
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