0n (16 Oct 03) George Pope wrote to Cindy Haglund...

 GP> On (03 Oct 03) Cindy Haglund wrote to Frank Vest...
 CH> ... What do you mean QWK? It took me hours to read!

 GP> See? You've just not caught on to how Fidonet (&, by extension,

 ("Pain pain ooooh the pain!!!" the cute freckled curly haired 13 year old
 girl convinces us gently messaging her throat... in the Cloroseptic
Commercial).

That was a random tagline George. I don't even USE qwk now. :)

 GP> Usenet) works!  What you want to do is not read everything in every
 GP> message --
 GP> skip original messages (no "Re:" in the subject) and skip
to where the
 GP> fights are already heating up, then jump in without knowing what's
 GP> been discussed previously and go to town on anyone of whom you have
 GP> just read a word or two or sentence that struck you badly (do NOT
 GP> waste time
 GP> reading above & below the word/sentence that got you het up -- just
 GP> get to work composing your reply!)

 Hehehe. You got it. I tend to read almost everything. That's why I
only subscribe to a couple echos. I particularly read messages of
people who have proven to have something useful to day. I skip the
professional bores (flamers and trolls.)

I like how you put that. "..that got your hat up" :) Good one. And
oh yes I have caught myself getting 'my hat up' not reading enough of
what was going on. Yes indeed. Not a good idea to jump in on something
if you don't know what is going on. More often than not what might
look like a flame might  be a friendly jibing banter.

 ..........................

 GP> Of course here in Anything Goes, we're a kinder, gentler Fido crowd,
 GP> so this doesn't apply in HERE!! *LOL*

  So far. 

 Cindy

... Star Trek VII:  The Search for Kirk's Toupee.

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