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Oh no, steve56 has discovered "quotes".
They can be useful but does anyone know why they are so overused on newsgroups where sometimes each successive poster seems to quote the entire preceding thread in replying.

Mart

1st heard the word on the david frost show in 60s.mart wrote:

> Oh no, steve56 has discovered "quotes".
> They can be useful but does anyone know why they are so
> overused on newsgroups where sometimes each successive poster
> seems to quote the entire preceding thread in replying.
>
> Mart
>
>

Mart wrote:
?Oh no, steve56 has discovered "quotes".
They can be useful but does anyone know why they are so overused on newsgroups where sometimes each successive poster seems to quote the entire preceding thread in replying.?

no idea Mart ... btw benjamin of dover is looking for a welsh translation on the ?proper? forum perhaps you could help.

used to think pobol o cwm was rude yrs ago.

It still is:
In Swahili it means 'go stick your elbow up her bum-hole', and in Serbo-Croat it roughly translates as 'Help ! My pubic hair is on fire- please call a window-dresser immediately'.

Do you mean "Pobol y cwm" or the content of the series?
The title simply means "People of the Valley", as for the content.....

Mart

i could never see the point in using quotes.
the whole point surely is that someone starts a topic/thread and then others contribute their thoughts, not just re-post everyone else's thoughts.
its not as if each post disappears after 5 mins.

in most forums where 'flat view' is the only available option, quotes are a necessary evil. otherwise, keeping track of the correct sequence of responses would be inordinately time consuming.

the advantage of the 'thread' option as utilised on this forum, is that a post is directly attached to the the message being responded to, which makes for a more intuitive and legible interface - in our opinion, anyways.

Well, we live in hope woodgnome. If only people would attach their replies in the right place.

Mart

thats right mart,i only know a few welsh words like heddiw=today ,i was fascinated yrs ago when i was a littleboy at 1.00 pm we got a bbc wales opt out,regional programmes.