On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:23:14 -0700, Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> * Arnt Karlsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030917 06:09]: > > ..what??? Where? When? Or, who? ;-) > > > > Since we're all picking on each other's email styles; Arnt, > > > > what's up with all the ellipses? (Been wanting to ask that for a > > > > while:-) ) > > d'oh! my bad. Entering a mailing list style thread with a missing > attribution. Everybody hurl feces at me! > > Also, I hope my previous email didn't seem like I was picking on your > style; I just wanted to clarify what ellipses are. > > Now I will pick on you a little bit, though ;-) ..excellent, that brings you _on_ topic in this wee somewhat off-topic thread. ;-) > How about shortening your attribution from 3 lines to 1? I > accidentally chopped it out before since I didn't immediately > recognize it, since it ..booo. ;-) > was 3 lines separated from the other attributions by a blank. ..I use these 3 lines to attribute "when who wrote what", to help my readership keep track of context, and then leave a single line of whitespace to help enhance readability, all in keeping with in our proud old Norse tradition of civilized conversation. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
