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Re: Now that was frightening!



Was just trying to help you with your netiquette.  Just be aware that you
often send out two of the same posts with your reply.  Totally unneccessary
but I suppose you have that right.

Cecil


----- Original Message -----
From: Lance Jacobson <lancejacob@attbi.com>
To: Cecil <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Now that was frightening!


> Yes, you may suggest it.  However, he is welcome to filter me and I'm not
> going to select who I reply to.  I read the board, not individual mail,
and
> he can do the same.
>
> Besides, if Bird can waste pages on telling ME his definition of board
> etiquette, then write to me offline and tell me to F-off, he'll be
revealed
> in all his glory.  Sorry, I'll just delete mail and stick with the
Celtics,
> and call a phony when I see one.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cecil" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Now that was frightening!
>
>
> > Might I suggest that when you click "reply all" you erase individual
> > addresses before you click send.  That way replies go to the list only.
I
> > had that problem, as well as a few others Dan tells me, when I first
> started
> > replying :-)
> >
> > Cecil
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Lance Jacobson <lancejacob@attbi.com>
> > To: bird <birdwl@earthlink.net>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 2:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: Now that was frightening!
> >
> >
> > > Gang, for the record, I send NOTHING to Bird.  I do "Reply All" which
> will
> > > send to all those who've mailed me or cc'd me, as you are well aware.
> > >
> > > I have no reason to send things to Bird, I send responses to the
board,
> > and
> > > I don't ignore his own add, from which he filters me.  Hear no evil,
See
> > no
> > > evil.  Nice world, if you can manage it.  As a "seasoned, original,
> > > long-time poster on this board, I'm sure he's mastered the art.
> > >
> > > Anyway, when a guy writes to ME offline, telling me to F*** off after
a
> > > retort on the board, it's unwarranted.  This is a bulletin board; use
it
> > or
> > > ignore it.  Don't write to me privately about your own personal
issues.
> > >
> > > Now That's net etiquette, if you're really interested.  Don't lecture
me
> > on
> > > it again, please.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "bird" <birdwl@earthlink.net>
> > > To: <Celtics@igtc.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:31 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Now that was frightening!
> > >
> > >
> > > > OK, first off, let's not get into a big deal here.  This'll be my
last
> > > > post on it, therefore.  But, because you're calling me a liar, I
feel
> > > > like I have to respond.
> > > >
> > > > When you "cc" things to my email addy as well as to the list, you're
> > > > sending things to me.  You send things to me because my address (as
> > > > below) is in the "To:" field, even thought I've told you not to and
> > > > everything you send to me gets bounced back to you.  It's a waste of
> > > > bandwidth.  I don't think you're a liar, Lance, but clearly you're a
> > > > bit ignorant about what you're doing when you send mail to someone
and
> > > > then carbon copy it to another email address.
> > > >
> > > > Bird
> > > >
> > > > P.S. In fact, things from Lance frequently get mailed to me, but
don't
> > > > get sent to the list, even though the "Celtics@igtc.com" address is
> > > > listed in the "To:" field.  If this is one of those times (and it
> could
> > > > easily be so), then I apologize to the list, because they have no
idea
> > > > what we're talking about.  Lance, I'm asking you yet again to
refrain
> > > > from sending me personal email, as I only rarely skim over them, and
> > > > they always get bounced back to you.  Keep it to the list, where I
can
> > > > ignore you.  And, seriously, you might want to check out your smtp
> > > > server, email client or whatever to make sure you're sending things
> > > > where you want them to go.  (Or check with Paul M., if you suspect
> it's
> > > > an igtc-side problem, perhaps related to people's stated delays in
> > > > seeing their posts, etc.)  Like I said, I get things that have the
> igtc
> > > > list address in the "To:" field, but never seem to make it to the
list
> > > > proper.  Something seems wrong with that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Saturday, November 2, 2002, at 10:08 AM, Lance Jacobson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: "Lance Jacobson" <lancejacob@attbi.com>
> > > > > Date: Sat Nov 2, 2002  10:08:54 AM US/Pacific
> > > > > To: "William Bird" <birdw@mac.com>, <Celtics@igtc.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: Now that was frightening!
> > > >
> > > > > People, you should understand what a liar Bird is.  I send NOTHING
> to
> > > > > him,
> > > > > he just gets cc'd on the replies to his stuff.  He's sent me
things
> > > > > that
> > > > > you'd love to read.  I only post some of it, to remind you that
the
> > > > > mirror
> > > > > has two faces.