Apparently some newsreaders went berserk in a recent thread when I added
individuals' names to the name of the thread which, as I explained, I did to
catch the eye of the addressees without their having their having to plow
through the whole thread.

My newsreader had no problems and I didn't know I would be causing some for
others, so I "ceased and desisted" when it was called to my attention. To
those readers, my apologies. And to those who informed me of the problem in
a gracious manner, my thanks.

See? Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.

Felice

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"Felice Friese" > wrote in message
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> Apparently some newsreaders went berserk in a recent thread when I added
> individuals' names to the name of the thread which, as I explained, I did
> to catch the eye of the addressees without their having their having to
> plow through the whole thread.
>
> My newsreader had no problems and I didn't know I would be causing some
> for others, so I "ceased and desisted" when it was called to my attention.
> To those readers, my apologies. And to those who informed me of the
> problem in a gracious manner, my thanks.
>
> See? Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
>
> Felice
>

Felice Friese said...

> Apparently some newsreaders went berserk in a recent thread when I added
> individuals' names to the name of the thread which, as I explained, I
> did to catch the eye of the addressees without their having their having
> to plow through the whole thread.
>
> My newsreader had no problems and I didn't know I would be causing some
> for others, so I "ceased and desisted" when it was called to my
> attention. To those readers, my apologies. And to those who informed me
> of the problem in a gracious manner, my thanks.
>
> See? Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
>
> Felice


Oh for Heaven's sales, Felice. Just as long as it only happens on your
birthday!

It didn't bother me none! Some folks ARE high-anxiety about stuff like
that.

All the best,

Andy

"Andy" wrote>

Felice Friese said...
>
>> Apparently some newsreaders went berserk in a recent thread when I added
>> individuals' names to the name of the thread which, as I explained, I
>> did to catch the eye of the addressees without their having their having
>> to plow through the whole thread.
>>
>> My newsreader had no problems and I didn't know I would be causing some
>> for others, so I "ceased and desisted" when it was called to my
>> attention. To those readers, my apologies. And to those who informed me
>> of the problem in a gracious manner, my thanks.
>>
>> See? Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
>>
>> Felice

> Oh for Heaven's sales, Felice. Just as long as it only happens on your
> birthday!
>
> It didn't bother me none! Some folks ARE high-anxiety about stuff like
> that.
>
> All the best,
>
> Andy

Thanks, Andy. Maybe by next year I'll have a new trick to drive someone
batty.

Felice

Felice Friese said...

>
> "Andy" wrote>

>> Oh for Heaven's sales, Felice. Just as long as it only happens on your
>> birthday!
>>
>> It didn't bother me none! Some folks ARE high-anxiety about stuff like
>> that.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> Thanks, Andy. Maybe by next year I'll have a new trick to drive someone
> batty.
>
> Felice


I HOPE YOU DO!

And I'll be there with another slice of cake for you!

Andy

Felice Friese wrote:


> Thanks, Andy. Maybe by next year I'll have a new trick to drive someone
> batty.

Felice,

I have been experimenting with various newsreaders and I can tell you
what I have found: the "start a new thread when the subject changes"
option is a "toggle" that the users themselves can choose to switch on
or off in the "user preferences" settings; i.e. it's up to the
individual to choose whether this happens or not. If they choose to
turn it "on" that's their problem, <shrug>
I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if I were you.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

"ChattyCathy" wrote

> I have been experimenting with various newsreaders and I can tell you what
> I have found: the "start a new thread when the subject changes" option is
> a "toggle" that the users themselves can choose to switch on or off in the
> "user preferences" settings; i.e. it's up to the individual to choose
> whether this happens or not. If they choose to turn it "on" that's their
> problem, <shrug>
> I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if I were you.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Me? Lose sleep? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Felice

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:48:04 +0000, Steve Wertz wrote:



> Must... Resist...

ROFLMAO! I gotta give you this Steve, you do have a 'wicked' sense of
humor...

You still using 40tude, BTW? I seem to remember that's a pretty 'powerful'
newsreader from my Windoze days. Thing is, I go through phases when I get
fed up with TB, and start downloading other newsreaders to experiment
with... I am currently playing with Pan. But to be totally honest, the
'fancier' ones have far too many "bells and whistles" for me - hey, I am
an old dog - learning new tricks is not that easy

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:13:18 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>> You still using 40tude, BTW? I seem to remember that's a pretty 'powerful'
>> newsreader from my Windoze days. Thing is, I go through phases when I get
>> fed up with TB, and start downloading other newsreaders to experiment
>> with... I am currently playing with Pan. But to be totally honest, the
>> 'fancier' ones have far too many "bells and whistles" for me - hey, I am
>> an old dog - learning new tricks is not that easy
>
> If you're using the KDE, then KNode is a decent newreader.
>
> -sw
Heh. I must be a mind reader . I just downloaded that one today - it
looks a bit, um, "too pretty", but it seems simple enough to use.
Ta muchly
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Garlic: the element without which life as we know it would be impossible

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:17:18 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:07:16 -0400, Felice Friese wrote:
>
>> so I "ceased and desisted" when it was called to my attention. To
>> those readers, my apologies. And to those who informed me of the problem in
>> a gracious manner, my thanks.
>
>BS. When I called it to your attention in a neutral manner all I
>got was "screw you". So excuse me if I don't consider your
>apology genuine.
>

so gracious in accepting an apology, steve. would it suffice if she
flogged herself? for how long, and with what kind of scourge?

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:15:48 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:02:31 GMT, blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:17:18 GMT, Steve Wertz
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:07:16 -0400, Felice Friese wrote:
>>>
>>>> so I "ceased and desisted" when it was called to my attention. To
>>>> those readers, my apologies. And to those who informed me of the problem in
>>>> a gracious manner, my thanks.
>>>
>>>BS. When I called it to your attention in a neutral manner all I
>>>got was "screw you". So excuse me if I don't consider your
>>>apology genuine.
>>
>> so gracious in accepting an apology, steve.
>
>Apparently you missed her response to me. It wasn't exactly an
>apology.
>
>-sw

this blot on your escutcheon must be avenged! shall i act as your
second?

your pal,
blake

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> Felice Friese wrote:
>
>
> > Thanks, Andy. Maybe by next year I'll have a new trick to drive someone
> > batty.
>
> Felice,
>
> I have been experimenting with various newsreaders and I can tell you
> what I have found: the "start a new thread when the subject changes"
> option is a "toggle" that the users themselves can choose to switch on
> or off in the "user preferences" settings; i.e. it's up to the
> individual to choose whether this happens or not. If they choose to
> turn it "on" that's their problem, <shrug>
> I wouldn't lose any sleep over it if I were you.

I've lost two month's sleep over this.

:-)

It appears that I have the option of breaking my newreader preferences
also. I'm happy with what I have, so I'm not changing it.

I do change the subject line, when it gets really off.