Re: bad judgment or bad luck?

On 5/9/2008 4:03 PM, CBFalconer wrote:
> henrysun909@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> ... big snip ...
>> K-S and I are admittedly in the minority, although Marshall Miles
>> was the first to doubt the utility of having opener balance with a
>> double on any minimum hand with shortness in the opponents' suit,
>> also wanting a little extra in opener's hand.
> 
> Your answers are virtually unintelligible, because of the faulty
> quoting mechanism.  If you must use google, please read the
> following, and the referenced URL.
> 
> If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, ensure
> you quote enough for the article to make sense. Google is only
> an interface to Usenet; it's not Usenet itself. Don't assume
> your readers can, or ever will, see any previous articles.
> 
> More details at: <http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/>
> and         <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
> 

Henry does not use Google for RGB. Google has very tell-tale quote 
marks, and his are totally different. Henry has, I suspect, gone to the 
work of snipping out what he thinks is not relevant. You may not agree 
with his choices about what to take out, but judicious snipping can be a 
huge boon in a long thread, and criticizing someone for making the 
effort is not very nice.

Also, most Usenetters really do see most previous posts, so that 
snipping them is only a mild inconvenience. Personally I would prefer if 
Henry had quoted the whole thread so that I can easily look back and see 
what he's referring to. However, it's easy for me, or anyone else, to go 
back a post or two if there's a point that needs clarifying.

You've made some good points about proper Usenet etiquette, though 
sometimes you target it towards people who don't care and will never 
change. This time I think you've targeted it at someone who already knows.

-- 
Cheers,
     Alan (San Jose, California, USA)