The evidence of that is contrary to the above statement1slipperyfish wrote:i just like to keep myself to myself
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Andy wrote: tYPING eVERY fIRST lETTER aS a lOWERCASE lETTER!
kilikopele wrote:Yeah, I realize I'm interrupting a conversation by going back to topic, but netiquette disappeared when just anyone could get on the net. Those of us who remember dialing BBS systems at 300 baud know that rules were stated and followed or you were banned. Period.
Want there to be decorum and ettiquette? Limit access to those users who really care and kick everyone else out. Simple.
kilikopele wrote: Sorry to say, but enthusiasts follow ettiquette and amateurs don't.
kilikopele wrote:Those of us who remember dialing BBS systems at 300 baud know that rules were stated and followed or you were banned.
Anyone remember when USENet was an awesome repository for anything other than porn?
Now it's died of spam and penile overdose.
Want there to be decorum and ettiquette? Limit access to those users who really care and kick everyone else out. Simple.
Rhakios wrote:Ahem! I think you will find many enthusiasts are amateurs. Perhaps "dabbler" would be a better word than amateur. I have never thought much of the pejorative use of the word amateur, given its derivation.
Yes, but I understand why.kilikopele wrote:Rhakios wrote: (Am I ranting?)
wyliecoyoteuk wrote:And yet there are people I know, who go to Spain each year and know not one word of Spanish.
M-Saunders wrote:Like everything, it's best to watch and keep quiet
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