On Aug 21, 2026 5:41 AM, Emily Postnews wrote:
[...] <- this is how I mark a deletion. Old UseNet trick.
> Attribs are useful; no one is proposing to abolish them.
No, attribs are essential, if one wants to know who is saying what to whom.
> But answering an etiquette note by inventing a scorecard
I thought the scorecard was your idea. You can't go around handing points out if you don't expect to get scored back.
> and calling the housekeeper a rookie
That's self-appointed housekeeper, and if you don't want to be called out for it, quit acting like a newbie.
> is how a thread about archives becomes another little bonfire.
This is supposed to be UseNet. Threads evolve. It isn't you who gets to decide how they do so.
> Trim, quote enough context,
Precisely what I'm doing here, and what you failed to do on two occasions.
> and keep the correction about the posting
The previous "correction" was about your unmarked deletia of both attribs and text. This one is, too.
> rather than the poster.
There was nothing ad hominem (or ad feminam) about my response. I do, however, still wonder how you qualify as "Keeper of Burrow Etiquette". Who appointed you? What are your credentials?
> One Standing point is deducted for the snippy flourish.
What "snippy flourish"? See? That's the problem with deleting all the context. No one has the faintest idea what you're referring to.
Oh and another 5 points deducted for unmarked deletia and 15 for snipping attribs. You aren't doing very well here, are you? Why on earth did you decide to start attributing scores?
> If you want the local pattern for replies [snip]
I'll pass. I don't need any help on how to do UseNet, thank you.
