Posted by NRen2k5 on 02/09/07 23:16

Paul Sture wrote:
> In article <asNyh.14424$tt1.63201@wagner.videotron.net>,
> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
>
>> Paul Sture wrote:
>>> In article <0001HW.C1F06CA40016309CF0284648@news1.news.adelphia.net>,
>>> J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@but.see.sig> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:24:58 -0500, Michelle Steiner wrote
>>>> (in article <michelle-3D0DB2.12245807022007@news.east.cox.net>):
>>>>
>>>>> In article <Topyh.46212$3D6.1944022@weber.videotron.net>,
>>>>> NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Please don't try to use curly quotes on Usenet. They don't always work.
>>>>>> Stick with pure ASCII.
>>>>> I copied and pasted the article without attempting to edit it. I did
>>>>> not notice that they had used curly quotes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> You gotta consider who's complaining.
>>>>
>>>> And the simple fact that if only he had a real newsreader, he'd not be
>>>> complaining, as real newsreaders showed either straight quotes or knew
>>>> enough
>>>> to show curly quotes and not some fool escape code.
>>>>
>>>> Ignore the twit.
>>> But yet another black mark against Thunderbird as a newsreader.
>> You mean newswatcher.
>
> No I don't. I speak as an ex-Thunderbird user, so do know the difference.

But you don't know the details in this case. If you did, you would
realize how foolish you're making yourself look right now.

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