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Old September 1st 10, 04:19 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.rides
Michael Press
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Default Who wants the anybody to speak at all?

In article ,
Tim McNamara wrote:

In article ,
Michael Press wrote:

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

On 8/29/2010 8:42 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 2:42 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 1:29 PM, André Jute wrote:
[...]

crickets

A word to the wise. Do not put text i[n] quotation marks that
the quoted person did not write.

Michael Press is surprisingly unaware of the standard convention
of brackets indicating and editorial insertion or deletion.
Therefore, there is nothing dishonest or misleading in what I
did.

You cite a paper and ink rule. This is not paper and ink.

Thanks for letting me know.

We can leave quoted text intact. Exercise this option.

What if the text is both boring and annoying?

As Michael Press is well aware, snipping ALL of Mr. Jute's text in
my reply was the point.


Do not put text in quotation marks that the attributed writer did not
write. To do so is unnecessary, misleading, and not good manners.
That is my point. I only mentioned it after you had done it more than
once.


Using brackets around text is not an indication of quotation. Proper
newsreaders and repaired versions of Outlook Express use a quote string,
typically an end-bracket (); the open bracket () should not be used as
a quote string.


I am not talking about the "crickets".
I am talking about the line that opens with
a left angle bracket-space-left square bracket-ellipsis-right square bracket.
In ASCII base 16 octet representation

e20 5b2e 2e2e 5d

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Michael Press
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Old September 1st 10, 04:26 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.misc
Tom Sherman °_°[_2_]
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Default Who wants the anybody to speak at all?

On 8/31/2010 10:19 PM, Michael Press of Possum Lodge wrote:
In ,
Tim wrote:

In ,
Michael wrote:

In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 8:42 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 2:42 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 1:29 PM, André Jute wrote:
[...]

crickets

A word to the wise. Do not put text i[n] quotation marks that
the quoted person did not write.

Michael Press is surprisingly unaware of the standard convention
of brackets indicating and editorial insertion or deletion.
Therefore, there is nothing dishonest or misleading in what I
did.

You cite a paper and ink rule. This is not paper and ink.

Thanks for letting me know.

We can leave quoted text intact. Exercise this option.

What if the text is both boring and annoying?

As Michael Press is well aware, snipping ALL of Mr. Jute's text in
my reply was the point.

Do not put text in quotation marks that the attributed writer did not
write. To do so is unnecessary, misleading, and not good manners.
That is my point. I only mentioned it after you had done it more than
once.


Usingbrackets around text is not an indication of quotation. Proper
newsreaders and repaired versions of Outlook Express use a quote string,
typically an end-bracket (); the open bracket () should not be used as
a quote string.


I am not talking about the "crickets".
[...] [1]


It is surprising such a stickler for pedantic detail as Michael Press
uses "talking" where he means "writing", as Usenet is a written medium
with no sound [2].

[1] For André Jute, this is NOT a quote.
[2] Excluding some attached files in binary newsgroups.

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Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
I am a vehicular cyclist.
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Old September 1st 10, 06:28 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.bicycles.misc
Michael Press
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Posts: 9,202
Default Who wants the anybody to speak at all?

In article ,
Tom Sherman °_° wrote:

On 8/31/2010 10:19 PM, Michael Press of Possum Lodge wrote:
In ,
Tim wrote:

In ,
Michael wrote:

In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 8:42 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 2:42 PM, Michael Press wrote:
In ,
Tom Sherman wrote:

On 8/29/2010 1:29 PM, André Jute wrote:
[...]

crickets

A word to the wise. Do not put text i[n] quotation marks that
the quoted person did not write.

Michael Press is surprisingly unaware of the standard convention
of brackets indicating and editorial insertion or deletion.
Therefore, there is nothing dishonest or misleading in what I
did.

You cite a paper and ink rule. This is not paper and ink.

Thanks for letting me know.

We can leave quoted text intact. Exercise this option.

What if the text is both boring and annoying?

As Michael Press is well aware, snipping ALL of Mr. Jute's text in
my reply was the point.

Do not put text in quotation marks that the attributed writer did not
write. To do so is unnecessary, misleading, and not good manners.
That is my point. I only mentioned it after you had done it more than
once.

Usingbrackets around text is not an indication of quotation. Proper
newsreaders and repaired versions of Outlook Express use a quote string,
typically an end-bracket (); the open bracket () should not be used as
a quote string.


I am not talking about the "crickets".
[...] [1]


It is surprising such a stickler for pedantic detail as Michael Press
uses "talking" where he means "writing", as Usenet is a written medium
with no sound [2].


Tim, do you see what I am talking about?

--
Michael Press
 




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