Re: Templates

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From: Mike Gleason Jr Couturier (mikejrMAPSON_at_videotron.ca)
Date: 12/10/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:42:28 -0500

I don't understand how a post could end up
like :
       A new flick with Law and Roberts.
> What did you see?
>> It was fine, thank you. I went to the movies.
>>> How was your day?
I don't mean to be rude... that's why I asked
the question, I never understood where top-posts
don't make sense

On the other hand, one post could end like:

> I have this question
>> I have an answer at this adress abc.def.com
>> I have an answer at the same time, see my post
>> Where did you get it
>> Thank you
>> In a book

But the real conversation was :

> I have this question
>> I have an answer at this adress abc.def.com
>>> Thank you
>> I have an answer at the same time, see my post
>>> Where did you get it
>>>> In a book

Mike

"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net> wrote in message
news:O4HTWgu3EHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> This is top-posting.
>
> Mike Gleason Jr Couturier wrote:
> > I would like to conform to general accepted rules
> > of this ng. Can you explain to me exactly what top-posting
> > is ? I'm not kidding !
>
> This is normal posting (also known as "inline").
>
> This has unfortunately nothing to do with "generally accepted rules".
>
> Generally, since Microsoft Outlook Express, used by the vast majority
> of the readers of this newsgroup (as I suspect), has no setting to begin
> replying _after_ the quoted text (just like many other MS products, it is
> half-baked), many always top-post without thinking twice about how
> unpleasant that may make reading their posts later. Since many do it,
> they have to tolerate it, so they learned to read the posts backwards,
> instead of the normal top-down order accepted in English language.
> Luckily they don't type the sentences from right to left.
>
> > Is my answer to Mr Bazarov should have been under
> > my original post ?
>
> I would settle for "under Mr Bazarov's reply", but...
>
> Don't hold your breath. In an unmoderated newsgroup "should" is a very
> dangerous word to use. Some say it should have been, others will argue
> that everybody is free to do as they wish. I do not try to set any
> rules here, I just politely ask to please not to top-post. If you won't,
> I am not going to raise hell or complain to your ISP, trust me. I may
> think twice about participating in threads with dominant top-posting
> later, but that's not a concern of anybody's, AFAICT.
>
> The point of my asking is to try to keep Usenet a pleasant place to visit,
> where everybody makes an effort to be polite, and not necessarily at this
> particular moment, but also later to those who return to our posts and
> read them in the archives.
>
> Do you really like reading:
>
> >>> How was your day?
> >> It was fine, thank you. I went to the movies.
> > What did you see?
> A new flick with Law and Roberts.
>
> or do you like reading
>
> A new flick with Law and Roberts.
> > What did you see?
> >> It was fine, thank you. I went to the movies.
> >>> How was your day?
>
> ?
>
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > "Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:eZoRcdt3EHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>Mike Gleason Jr Couturier wrote:
> >>
> >>>Okay this isn't supported in VC6 then...
> >>>I tried it before posting.. I get this error
> >>>error C2275: 'CMyType' : illegal use of this type as an expression
> >>
> >>Yes, unfortunately VC6 is rather buggy when it comes to member
templates.
> >>
> >>
> >>>[...]
> >>
> >>If you can help it, don't top-post, please. Thanks!
> >>
> >>V
>
> V

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