Re: What gives?

In Article <3lqgce$2ir@tequesta.gate.net> Tim Schaefer writes: >I get to improve my writing skills on a world-wide basis too. Sometimes I >defer from commenting so that I don't feel like I'm the only one commenting in >a lot of different topics. But lately I've just said what the heck and let 'er >rip. If I'm wrong I get lots of email to straighten me out. Isn't it sad. No one will answer the actual questions, but everyone will happily let some respondee know if they make a typing mistake, a real schoolboy error or otherwise upset them. One of the last ones I responded to got me into the dock because I forgot the '-- ' at the end of my article, before the .sig. Well, yeesh, I know some inadequate news-readers break if the netiquette isn't strictly adhered to, but this is surely their problem (have I got that word spelt correctly?) not mine. I happen to be going through a re-learning phase, having been out of the Informix development arena for a year. You are both correct, the atmosphere has definitely changed. Not for the better, me-thinks. Regards Neil -- Neil S. Briscoe | The Three Stages of Life: Aldershot, Hants, England | First, you believe in Father Christmas neil@salmon.demon.co.uk | Then you don't believe in Father Christmas nbriscoe@cix.compulink.co.uk | And then, you are Father Christmas