Posted by Derek Janssen on 01/16/07 09:07

Tim Smith wrote:

> In article <45ac6cdf$0$4882$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
> Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Well at least you acknowledge that it is, in fact, my choice.
>>
<"Yeah, whatever" snip>
> You are basically telling the world that your thoughts are so important,
> you don't need to try to effectively communicate them. You can instead
> use a style this is annoying to read, and the rest of us should go to
> the extra effort of coping if we want to benefit from your wise words.

It's the most beloved tool of the minor-league flamewar-aspiring troll's
arsenal closet, and a fond default to fall back on when they run out of
any remaining momentum in the thread. Especially in guess-who's case.

Consider "No top-posting!" sort of the Godwin's sub-rule of discussion:
The moment it's brought out, feel free to killfile without regret.

Derek Janssen (you won't go wrong, in the majority of cases)
ejanss@comcast.net

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