Klarinet Archive - Posting 000198.txt from 1994/05

From: Clark W Fobes <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: your mail
Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 13:48:36 -0400

On Mon, 9 May 1994, Robert E. Winston wrote:

> Subject: Re: List forwarding, etc.
>
> > I am getting items preceded by the comments on them very
> > frequently. Is this effect produced by the various time zones
> > inhabited by the subscribers?
>
> If I understand the question correctly, mlfl@-----.
> Shilcock) wants to know why Clark's rebuttal, "I am not a twit!", arrives
> before Dan's charge that he is. ;-)
>
>
> That's why it's a good idea to judiciously quote the relevant portion of a
> message you are replying to. The rest of us may not have seen the original
> yet and wouldn't otherwise know what you're talking about.
>
Being a techno-peasant does have its disadvantages. From now on I
will quote appropriate passages. Dan's original message was so well
written i did not want to paraphrase or cut any of it, but i also thought
it was a rather long text to include in my message.

Thanks,

Clark William Fobes

>
> ________
> Robert E. Winston usr4818a@-----.edu
>
> PS: By my count, the score is now Clark 3, Dan 2.
>
> However we should award Dan a half point bonus for getting Clark to join
> the list.
>