Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.news,net.misc,net.flame Subject: Re: USENET frowning upon graphics in signatures Message-ID: <817@psivax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 18:57:57 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.817 Posted: Mon Oct 28 18:57:57 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 00:07:50 EST References: <491@scirtp.UUCP> <454@bdmrrr.UUCP> <722@mmintl.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Distribution: net Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 20 Xref: linus net.news:3377 net.misc:7434 net.flame:11614 In article <722@mmintl.UUCP> howarde@mmintl.UUCP (Howard Eglowstein) writes: > > I find graphics at the end of a >posting MUCH LESS offensive than postings by people who include the entire >article they're referencing. Reading the same article 5 or 6 times a day at >1200 baud is REAL boring. The graphics get a bit redundant too, but nothing >compared to repostings. > Ditto. In fact I have gotten to the point that if I have not seen anything new after a couple of pages of quote I just skip the article! I also skip the article if I think it tis getting too long winded and repititious. So if you want people to *read* what ypou post, trim the inclusions, and keep the article to the point, without wasted verbiage. -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa