Please! Trim your posts!

limey said:

Help! How about making an effort to trim posts?
Please, please, please?

You're spitting into the wind, Dora. This is one of the worst
newsgroups on record with respect to trimming. Your plea has been
echoed countless times on this group and it falls on deaf ears. Do
like I do. If your newsreader summary indicates the number of lines in a
post, note the number and do a mental filter. If it's over about 40
lines, ignore it and move on.

nb

notbob said:

You're spitting into the wind, Dora. This is one of the worst
newsgroups on record with respect to trimming. Your plea has been
echoed countless times on this group and it falls on deaf ears. Do
like I do. If your newsreader summary indicates the number of lines in a
post, note the number and do a mental filter. If it's over about 40
lines, ignore it and move on.

Some people are notorious for just replying at the bottom without
any consideration of what's been quoted above. They're easy to
identify and killfile.

ObFood: BBQ Mutton.

-sw

limey wrote:
I always thought I was quite good at trimming, but maybe I am slipping.
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CC

Chatty Cathy said:

limey wrote:
I always thought I was quite good at trimming, but maybe I am slipping.

Yes, but there's such a thing as too much trimming. For instance, who
are you replying to? I can't tell because you've trimmed the
attributes.

http://www.html-faq.com/etiquette/

nb ...aka Missed Manners

notbob said:

Chatty Cathy said:

limey wrote:

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Yes, but there's such a thing as too much trimming. For instance, who
are you replying to?

"l i m e y w r o t e"
<snip>

Quoted message said:

nb ...aka Missed Manners

Cheers.. Miss Piggy 😉 - sorry couldn't help it.

Chatty Cathy said:

"l i m e y w r o t e"

Quoted message said:

Cheers.. Miss Piggy 😉 - sorry couldn't help it.

DOH! I've run into this before. It's either my:

1) newsreader
2) newsserver
3) brain
4) all the above

It can usually be corrected by restarting my newsreader.

nb (restarting)

limey said:

Help! How about making an effort to trim posts? [snip]

And if you must respond to the crossposted threads, please trim the
groups to just the one you want to appear in. -aem

notbob said:

DOH! I've run into this before. It's either my:

1) newsreader
2) newsserver
3) brain
4) all the above

It can usually be corrected by restarting my newsreader.

nb (restarting)

ROFL

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"aem" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1149806687.439342.88280
@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com:

Quoted message said:

limey said:

Help! How about making an effort to trim posts? [snip]

And if you must respond to the crossposted threads, please trim the
groups to just the one you want to appear in. -aem

aem,

My newsreader cancels out crossposted newsgroups. I only see and can
reply to the newsgroup I'm in.

Andy

Before Sheldon can say it:

"And, if it's cute enough, post your trim!"

--Blair

limey said:

Help! How about making an effort to trim posts?
Please, please, please? It's frustrating to have to scroll through
everyone's posts in order to find a one or two word reply. Yours in
gratitude!

I whole heartedly agree. It is very frustrating, and when people have
frequently made the plea, it comes across as just rude and thoughtless
to not trim.
To be blunt, just today the worst offenders appeared to be: Ophelia,
Wayne (though he tries to remember at times), Dee Randall and Alan.

Ob Food: Alan, made grilled asparagus per your directions in a post long
ago (googled for "grilled asparagus) and was blown away! Oiled some fat
spears down, sprinkled with kosher salt, grilled, then when done (about
10 min tops) sprinkled with fresh lemon juice. Was the perfect simple
side for a grilled meal. Thanks!

"goomba38" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

To be blunt, just today the worst offenders appeared to be: Ophelia, Wayne
(though he tries to remember at times), Dee Randall and Alan.

At least I'm in the best of company.
Dee Dee

goomba38 said:

Ob Food: Alan, made grilled asparagus per your directions in a post long
ago (googled for "grilled asparagus) and was blown away! Oiled some fat
spears down, sprinkled with kosher salt, grilled, then when done (about
10 min tops) sprinkled with fresh lemon juice. Was the perfect simple
side for a grilled meal. Thanks!

It's my contention that if you oiled, salted, and grilled a wooden
spoon, it would make an excellent side dish.

--Blair
"Note 1/6th-inch trim."

limey said:

Help! How about making an effort to trim posts?
Please, please, please? It's frustrating to have to scroll through
everyone's posts in order to find a one or two word reply. Yours in
gratitude!

Dora

[email hidden]

You just presented the real reason people prefer to top post.
So much for the bottom feeders (errrrrr), I mean posters.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

notbob said:

nb ...aka Missed Manners

Really? Not Mr. Manners?
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Chatty Cathy said:

limey wrote:
I always thought I was quite good at trimming, but maybe I am
slipping.

Yes, but there's such a thing as too much trimming. For instance, who
are you replying to? I can't tell because you've trimmed the
attributes.

Doesn't your newsreader show the threads?

goomba38 said:

limey said:

Help! How about making an effort to trim posts?
Please, please, please? It's frustrating to have to scroll through
everyone's posts in order to find a one or two word reply. Yours in
gratitude!

I whole heartedly agree. It is very frustrating, and when people have
frequently made the plea, it comes across as just rude and thoughtless
to not trim.
To be blunt, just today the worst offenders appeared to be: Ophelia,
Wayne (though he tries to remember at times), Dee Randall and Alan.

As much as I ADORE Om, it's a real chore to go through her posts, as
far as I can see she hardly ever trims her posts...wouldn't be such a
prob if she only posted a little bit, but she posts a lot. I like the
content of Om's posts, but PLEASE honey, trim those posts!

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Best
Greg

"Blair P. Houghton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

It's my contention that if you oiled, salted, and grilled a wooden
spoon, it would make an excellent side dish.

This is interesting to me. Can you please describe the oiling process?
What sort of oil? How much? Applied how? How much? And whatever else you
feel is necessary to know about this.

Thanks!

Oh, and by the way, the original poster mentioned lemon juice, but you
omitted it. Was that on purpose? What are your thoughts on this, please?

Mordechai

"Steve Wertz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Some people are notorious for just replying at the bottom without
any consideration of what's been quoted above. They're easy to
identify and killfile.

Read any good books lately?

I'm just kidding!