Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 7/1/84; site wuphys.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!we53!busch!wuphys!mff From: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Mark Flynn) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Stop the mindless repitition of old articles ! Message-ID: <294@wuphys.UUCP> Date: Sun, 16-Jun-85 17:26:10 EDT Article-I.D.: wuphys.294 Posted: Sun Jun 16 17:26:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Jun-85 08:31:32 EDT References: <463@bgsuvax.UUCP> <327@moncol.UUCP> <2627@tekig.UUCP> <162@watmum.UUCP> Organization: Physics Dept., Washington Univ. in St. Louis Lines: 56 > I just read an article that was 90 lines long... 84 lines were of this type: > >>>> > >>>> old article > >>> reply > >> reply to reply > > addition to reply > > and the final 6 lines were as follows. > > " Is it because the BASICA and BASIC on the AT still go to ROM for some of the > subroutines? > > maxg@tekig5 > > PS has anybody got a good termcap for Crosstalk's vt100? " > > This type of nonsense I cannot stand... some guy wants to post an article > quickly, so he just hauls in the old one WITHOUT EDITING, and adds his 0.0001 > cents worth to the end. > > All I can say is... STOP IT, GODDAMMIT !!! I have more to do than just > sit here and wade through 4 articles that I've read 1,2,3 and 4 times before! > ANYBODY who reads this newsgroup MUST read it at least once a week and will NO > DOUBT remember old articles if you just make short reference to their contents. > QUOTING THE WHOLE COLLECTION OF PREVIOUS ARTICLES IS UNNECESSARY AND SHOULD BE > STOPPED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Did everyone hear that ?? Do we all understand ?? Good. > Now back to work, everyone ! > > (thank-you for your indulgence) > > Chris Shaw watmath!watmum!cdshaw or cdshaw@watmath > University of Waterloo > In doubt? Eat hot high-speed death -- the experts' choice in gastric vileness ! Right on! Couldn't agree more. Mark F. Flynn Department of Physics Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 ihnp4!wuphys!mff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark." P. Floyd