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bottle jack to raise dormer/room BETA-35 04-24-2008
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Posted by BETA-35 on April 25, 2008, 2:15 am
> You're out of line, son. Usenet is not for the weak. This is a friendly
> group, but you might get more shit than you can swallow if you don't
> mind the rules. I was tempted to ream you a new one myself for three
> consecutive posts with attachments.

First, dippo, I am not your son. At 60, I may even be older than you. And
I am not weak.

Did you read what I wrote? I wrote that I did not know why what I was
trying to post wasn't showing up (for me). I wrote that in case somehow my
posts were showing up 3 times for others when I couldn't see them (I still
do not see on my news server). Someone explained what the problem was, so
now I know, and I did what they suggested. and it worked (I used a URL link
instead of a direct attachment).



Posted by Smitty Two on April 25, 2008, 2:39 am

> > You're out of line, son. Usenet is not for the weak. This is a friendly
> > group, but you might get more shit than you can swallow if you don't
> > mind the rules. I was tempted to ream you a new one myself for three
> > consecutive posts with attachments.
>
> First, dippo, I am not your son. At 60, I may even be older than you. And
> I am not weak.
>
> Did you read what I wrote? I wrote that I did not know why what I was
> trying to post wasn't showing up (for me). I wrote that in case somehow my
> posts were showing up 3 times for others when I couldn't see them (I still
> do not see on my news server). Someone explained what the problem was, so
> now I know, and I did what they suggested. and it worked (I used a URL link
> instead of a direct attachment).

I read what you wrote, and saw all three of your posts with attachments.
And someone tried to set you straight, and instead of apologizing and
learning from your mistakes, you saw fit to respond with a snide remark.
That was more out of line than the mistakes, IME.

Usenet is known for being rude to newcomers, and there's a reason --
it's because newcomers have a very annoying habit of not doing any
research into usenet protocol. As lawless as it is, there are
guidelines, and those guidelines are sometimes defended with extreme
prejudice.

At the moment, some of us are a bit edgy because of the severely
retarded crowd that stumbled in here from google, (I'm not referring to
the spammers) who collectively lack one clue about where they are or
what they're doing.

So don't act like an idiot and maybe if you're lucky, you won't get
treated like one. Best way to not act like an idiot is to STFU until you
figure out what's up.

Posted by BETA-35 on April 25, 2008, 7:12 am
>
> I read what you wrote, and saw all three of your posts with attachments.
> And someone tried to set you straight, and instead of apologizing and
> learning from your mistakes, you saw fit to respond with a snide remark.

The person who "tried to set me straight" wrote,

"And 3 wrongs don't make a right (posting the same pictures 3 times
with slightly altered subject lines doesn't help). Neither does the
inappropriate use of HTML."

That wasn't an effort to be helpful -- it was a pompous rude lecture. It
followed someone else's genuine effort to post an answer to my "P.S." about
having trouble seeing what I was trying to post. And, my "inappropriate use
of HTML" was my unsuccessful attempt at trying that in case posting in plain
text was the reason my posts with photos weren't appearing.

> Usenet is known for being rude to newcomers, . . . . ,

I am not a newcomer to Usenet. I've been using Usenet newsgroups for more
than a decade.

> . . . . . Best way to not act like an idiot is to STFU until you
> figure out what's up.

Good advice. You should try following it.



Posted by on April 25, 2008, 8:49 am
>
>
>
>
> > I read what you wrote, and saw all three of your posts with attachments.=

> > And someone tried to set you straight, and instead of apologizing and
> > learning from your mistakes, you saw fit to respond with a snide remark.=

>
> The person who "tried to set me straight" wrote,
>
> "And 3 wrongs don't make a right (posting the same pictures 3 times
> with slightly altered subject lines doesn't help). Neither does the
> inappropriate use of HTML."
>
> That wasn't an effort to be helpful -- it was a pompous rude lecture. =A0I=
t
> followed someone else's genuine effort to post an answer to my "P.S." abou=
t
> having trouble seeing what I was trying to post. =A0And, my "inappropriate=
use
> of HTML" was my unsuccessful attempt at trying that in case posting in pla=
in
> text was the reason my posts with photos weren't appearing.
>
> > Usenet is known for being rude to newcomers, . . . . ,
>
> I am not a newcomer to Usenet. =A0I've been using Usenet newsgroups for mo=
re
> than a decade.
>
> > . . . . . Best way to not act like an idiot is to STFU until you
> > figure out what's up.
>
> Good advice. =A0You should try following it.

Yeah, some people have a condscending attitude and act like they own
the group. You obviously meant no harm and I don't see what you did
as a big deal. Now the spammers, that's a different story.

Posted by Smitty Two on April 25, 2008, 10:30 am

> >
> > I read what you wrote, and saw all three of your posts with attachments.
> > And someone tried to set you straight, and instead of apologizing and
> > learning from your mistakes, you saw fit to respond with a snide remark.
>
> The person who "tried to set me straight" wrote,
>
> "And 3 wrongs don't make a right (posting the same pictures 3 times
> with slightly altered subject lines doesn't help). Neither does the
> inappropriate use of HTML."
>
> That wasn't an effort to be helpful -- it was a pompous rude lecture. It
> followed someone else's genuine effort to post an answer to my "P.S." about
> having trouble seeing what I was trying to post. And, my "inappropriate use
> of HTML" was my unsuccessful attempt at trying that in case posting in plain
> text was the reason my posts with photos weren't appearing.
>
> > Usenet is known for being rude to newcomers, . . . . ,
>
> I am not a newcomer to Usenet. I've been using Usenet newsgroups for more
> than a decade.

I seriously doubt that. The difference between a binary group and a
non-binary group is pretty fundamental. Anyone who's been using usenet
for more than a week, or has ever read one single FAQ page about usenet,
and has an IQ above 65 would have figured that out.

>
> > . . . . . Best way to not act like an idiot is to STFU until you
> > figure out what's up.
>
> Good advice. You should try following it.


I did follow it. I STFU until I knew what was up. And I repeat the
process when I go wandering into a new group.

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