Yeah I realize that cross-posts happen within minutes and seconds of each other; I'm talking about somebody (for instance) that reads his mail once or twice a day or even every hour or so and replies as he goes instead of reading the whole thread. Cya, Robert -----Original Message----- From: John Meeks [mailto:vanagon@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:57 PM To: Robert Fisher Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: Posting discipline / Bad habits; was: RE: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU? On 4/15/10, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com> wrote: > A gentle nudge/suggestion here... lately I've tried to be sure and read a > thread to the end before replying (particularly since I've been out of town > lately a few times for several days each, at sometimes 900 emails a pop). > We've all seen the multiple replies with the same answers, or in this case > pointing out the same mistake. Scott says "I've been waiting to see if > someone is going to catch this."; it's been "caught" two if not three times > already (the first time almost immediately), so I don't know if he missed it > despite "looking for it" or if he hasn't read the whole thing through > despite "waiting" but there it is. > I think it was Jake that told me he could tell whether or not somebody was > using Gmail or not because of this very thing. > This just happened to me: When I started my reply to Neil no one had yet replied. I told him there should be no gap between the front tranny mount and frame. I hit send and the thread pops back ( Gmail ) up with 3 or so replies before mine telling him the same thing... just sayin' -- John Meeks '91 Multivan Northern Michigan Vanagon Rescue Squad www.vanagonauts.com |
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