Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmum.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!cbosgd!clyde!watmath!watnot!watmum!cdshaw From: cdshaw@watmum.UUCP (Chris Shaw) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Stop the mindless repitition of old articles ! Message-ID: <162@watmum.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Jun-85 14:22:34 EDT Article-I.D.: watmum.162 Posted: Fri Jun 14 14:22:34 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Jun-85 03:29:10 EDT References: <463@bgsuvax.UUCP> <327@moncol.UUCP> <2627@tekig.UUCP> Reply-To: cdshaw@watmum.UUCP (Chris Shaw) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 37 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 !