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[Iceglow]

I read this and just thought wtf lol

[rubah]

I find it facinating how a document written over a decade ago still has a lot of value today.

Ever heard of Shakespeare?:rolleyes2

....just what I need: more pointless rules.

Tell me! What civilization am I destroying by resting my elbows on the forking dinner table!?

Shakespeare didn't write about the rules of sending messangers on horseback.

Also, you clearly didn't bother to read the thread, else you'd seen it wasn't elbows on tables, it was stuff like being nice to people and how to do it on the internet!

YOU ALL FAIL AT NETIQUETTE.

I followed all the rules.

And why can't I quote you directly? What sorcery is this?!

you didn't hit x-quote did you?

[oddler]

No and I still can't quote you directly from ANY of your posts. It's just you.

[Heath]

Ever heard of Shakespeare?:rolleyes2

Who the hell was Shakespeare? Did he run a message board or something?

[farplaner]

Shakespeare didn't write about the rules of sending messangers on horseback.

Also, you clearly didn't bother to read the thread, else you'd seen it wasn't elbows on tables, it was stuff like being nice to people and how to do it on the internet!

I never said he did. But he did write many documents longer than a decade ago that still have value today.

Also, I did read the thread before I posted, and I even read a little of that link you posted before I got bored. Netiquette = close cousin of etiquette (in general), of which "elbows on tables" is a part. I was just making a comparison in the spirit of goofing around.

you didn't hit x-quote did you?

For some reason there is no quote button at the bottom of your posts, rubah. I had to copy, paste, etc., but that's not the case with the other posts...odd. Have you been disturbing the gods of quote?

[rubah]

I don't know what you're talking about!

8)

farplaner, if you would care to check out the artist forum, you will see intimately how familiar I am with shakespeare.

However, he was not defining the behavior of a group of peoples in a society that is known for its rapid [progress and] change. The internet was fledgling then, and a tiny entity compared to the mass of commercialism and idiocy that it is now today. That the mode of utelizing it for communication still would benefit from the ideals set forth in that document is surprising. The point isn't the time. If you were arguing that, then the bible would be far more impressive Unless you don't think that stealing and murdering is bad, but whatev. The point is the nature of the document and the environment it was intended for. Many things from that time are not as relevant as it once was (gopher, archie, etc)

You've have thought they would've learned by now, but I guess not.

[Bart's Friend Milhouse]

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[farplaner]

I don't know what you're talking about!

You got that right. All I'm saying is that many "documents" (generally speaking) have been written more than a decade ago that are still relevant today. I chose Shakespeare as my example simply because he is very recognizable.

I was just goofing on your statement "I find it fascinating how a document written over a decade ago still has a lot of value today."

It was a simple, if not at all funny, joke. The end.