Re: Problem with hdparam - TPA

Richard Heathfield wrote:

Default User said:

Richard Harter wrote:

He could have, but he chose not to, just as you could choose not
to be a bandwidth wasting public nuisance but instead choose to

Of course you're right that the top-poster shouldn't have done it -
he should have snipped and context-posted. Nevertheless, killfiling
reasonable people like Richard Harter rather than listening to what
they have to say about the subject is not itself a reasonable act.

Had he merely expressed that, I would have had no problem. Instead, he
was unnecessarily confrontational and insulting. If he chooses to
apologize (not likely) one of you can reply with it quoted and I'll
change my mind.

Neither is it reasonable that a significant fraction of your
contributions to this newsgroup seem to consist entirely of
net-copping.

Beats endless arguments with Jacob Navia. At least I stuck to my word
about flagging the posts so that regulars who didn't want to see them
could create a filter.

I suggest that you look through your Sent directory at, say, the last
100 articles you've posted to this group, and just work out what
percentage of them contain actual technical content. You may be
alarmed to discover just how low the number is, and just how high is
your proportion of net-nit articles.

I would not be alarmed or even surprised. It so happens that, for the
most part, I only get to read the group a few times during the day. I
find most questions adequately answered by the time I read the thread.
Unlike some others, I actually read the entire thread to avoid
repetitious response.

When I see an opportunity to provide unique input, I do. I also have a
canned top-posting message set up in a sig file, so it's easy for me to
post that. So I do.

If you are, as I continue to believe, a reasonable fellow, you might
not follow the above advice but you'll at least stop to think about
it.

I don't see any more reason this time than the last that you
complained. Then I came up with a way for you to not be bothered, which
I see you aren't even using.

Alternatively, you could always plonk me, too. There is no dishonour
in sharing a killfile with Richard Harter.

Are you to going to rude and insulting, like him? If so, then you will
plonked. If not, I don't see why I would. I believe you are unfairly
maligning my reasons for plonking him.





Brian
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