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Subject: Re: Internet problem found. Match begins Sunday at 2 pm

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 11:09:20 11/26/00

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On November 26, 2000 at 13:34:17, Chessfun wrote:

>On November 26, 2000 at 12:55:41, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On November 26, 2000 at 04:24:46, Severi Salminen wrote:
>>
>>>>>Not to offed, but you could have posted your three messages of same topic into
>>>>>same thread, not as three separate threads. These are not _that_ important
>>>>>announcements...
>>>>>
>>>>>Severi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Is every message posted an important announcement?.
>>>>Who makes the determination....you?
>>>
>>>I don't get your point. Daniel posted 3 times something about his internet
>>>problems. I think he should have posted them to the same thread. It would have
>>>been easier to follow the progress of his problems.
>>>
>>>>He can post as many new threads as he sees fit some here
>>>>have expressed interest in watching his games and how he
>>>>decides to post is his choice.
>>>
>>>Well, just to inform you also, we have this thread system because we could
>>>follow certain topics easier. It has nothing to do with interest to his matches.
>>>It is the same if everybody wants to read them or nobody, it is just a matter of
>>>makeing things clearer. Maybe this place needs some basic rules as many still
>>>don't know simple basics of posting to a forum or NG...
>>>
>>>Severi
>>
>>You are right that he should have posted this to one thread, but you aren't
>>going to get a lot of support for the idea of "rules".
>
>
>Shoulda/woulda/coulda. There are no rules that state he should post
>to one thread. There are people who come here and post and have fun
>doing it. Daniel I think is one of them, to expect that he should follow
>more rules that don't even exist, after the recent blow-up over his headers
>is unfair.
>
>Sarah.


I don't think it's "unfair" to explain basic newsgroup etiquette to a poster,
especially when it's done politely, as Severi did.

Maybe there is some history here that I don't understand, but I think it's
strange that you would take issue with such a simple request.

--Peter




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