as part of the post.
It ain't cute - but it is confusing to start reading a post and then having to work your way backwards to see the beginning of it.
See what I mean?
// End of rant.
Rant: Subtitles. I sure wish that folks would stop using subtitles
as part of the post.
It ain't cute - but it is confusing to start reading a post and then having to work your way backwards to see the beginning of it.
See what I mean?
// End of rant.
Yours most respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. L. ("Rob") Griffiths.
Company "G", 157th N.Y. Vols.
Forum member since November 17th, 2004.
"I am not aware of ever having used a profane expletive in my life, but I would have the charity to excuse those who may have done so, if they were in charge of a train of Mexican pack mules at the time." - U. S. Grant
Rob, try switching you display mode to "Linear Mode" it allows you to see the posts in descending order from the time they were made. I assume you are opperating on "Hybrid Mode"?
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Patrick R. Skeese
30th OVI Co.B
www.30thovi.com
The Darby Creek Boys
www.darbycreekboys.webs.com
Western Federal Blues
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Jurgitem Valetem
- "Of all the words both tongue and pen, the saddest of all are what might have been."
-"Age my gear? What? What, do these people shop for bald tires too"? Spence Waldron, CWR discussion forum, July '08
I think he's talking about putting part of the first sentence of the post in the title and finishing it in the body of the post.
I've been guilty, but usually use "..." to indicate it.
I'll try to behave better in the future.
Bernard Biederman
30th OVI
Co. B
I have no idea
what you mean.
Rob Weaver
Pine River Boys, Co I, 7th Wisconsin
"We're... Christians, what read the Bible and foller what it says about lovin' your enemies and carin' for them what despitefully use you -- that is, after you've downed 'em good and hard."
-Si Klegg and His Pard Shorty
My pet peeve:
"Mods, please delete this thread" on classifieds.
The thread never gets deleted, anyway, why bother bossing the bosses around?
Marc A. Hermann.
The Daybreak B'hoys.
Liberty Rifles - Hardtack Society.
Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26, SUVCW.
Descendant of Pvt. E. Hermann, 45th PA Militia - Capt. Wm. K. and Lt. Geo. W. Hopkins, 7th PA Reserves - Pvt. Jos. A. Weckerly, 72nd PA Infantry - Pvt. Thos. Will, 21st PA Cavalry.
Nobody is bossing the mods around. Using that phrase is letting the mods know that the stuff is either sold or the seller is giving up. I've put that message in a couple of my sale ads, and the mods did indeed delete the thread. Others mileage may vary, however.Originally Posted by FranklinGuardsNYSM
John Spain
4th Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A. / 25th Indiana Infantry, U.S.A.
Bitter Brothers Mess
Jeff Davis Independent Guard
"JWNW"
Guilty As Charged
and I ain't changing.
I don't look at forums as a back forth flurry of business memos but as a form of communication akin to a conversation.
I don't preference my comments in a conversation with a title.
If using a formal titile is appropriate during the discourse to convey my message I will if not I'll stand on my constitutional right to say what I please the way I see fit to say it.
"Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light."
Bob Sandusky
Co C 125th NYSVI
Esperance, NY
"Out beyond the ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field. I'll meet you there." -
Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi
"If you find yourself in a fair fight, someone screwed up." - A new variation of Murphy's Law based on current Military experience in Iraq:
“In war the first principle is to disobey orders. Any fool can obey orders!” - First Sea Lord Admiral Sir “Jackie” Fisher
Actually, the person is making a request not a demand. When I see the request, I have deleted the thread. If I missed one of yours, I am sorry. It also helps if you send me a PM as I may not see it if it is buried in the thread itself. BTW, I am only a Moderator in the Military Classified Ads and not in the Civilian Ads. If you wish to have your thread deleted in the Civilian Classified Ads, send a PM to the Provost."Mods, please delete this thread" on classifieds.
The thread never gets deleted, anyway, why bother bossing the bosses around?
Actually since this forum has rules you can't say what you please. But if you could some saint would have most definitely shattered that huge ego you have. Nevertheless you can continue to use the subtitle as you please!
William L. Shifflett
Valley Light Horse
http://www.valhallastablesvirginia.com/calvary
"We are still expecting the enemy. Why don't he come?" -JEB Stuart
In Memory of 3 Sox, 4th Va Cavalry horse, my mount, my friend. Killed in action January 9th, 2005.
Serious study of the First Amendment reveals that the authors had no intention to protect all forms of speech. They intended to guarantee protection for political speech.
Sgt. Pepper, Moderator, Ret.
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