Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!gryphon!richard From: richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: Results of sci.aquaria vote Keywords: Yes 466, No 318, Maybe 1 Message-ID: <22101@gryphon.COM> Date: 11 Nov 89 23:19:27 GMT Reply-To: richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 38 In article <834@philmtl.philips.ca> ray@philmtl.philips.ca (Ray Dunn) writes: >In article <830@philmtl.philips.ca> I wrote: >>Me, thrice, revoting because of flippant "acknowledgements" from Sexton >>which could have been construed as rejections. > >In article <22007@gryphon.COM> richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) replies: >>Flippant ? >>... >> Perhaps you can tell me. > >Certainly. Let's have an example shall we? > >I wrote (on a second attempt after a try through cadovax appeared to bounce): > >>I vote NO to sci.aquaria. >>Please confirm receipt. > >I received the response: > >>Message-Id: <8910231337.AA02193@gryphon.COM> >>Ok., you send me a receipt and I'l confirm it. > >Flippant? I suppose you have difficulty recognizing it, it's not quite as >obvious as derision and disdain. Here, take two of these and call me in the morning: :-) :-) (I thought it was obvious that any correspondence counted as an acknowledgement.) -- This article was made from the finest quality words and sentances. Minor imperfections in syntax, like the grain in fine leather, serve to enhance it's beauty. richard@gryphon.COM {routing site}!gryphon!richard