* wolfi (wolfi_z@yahoo.com) [011229 07:50]: ->I agree, sticking to some 'rules' would make life easier for everybody. ->But I have been to a German list for only a single weekend, posting one ->single question, receiving only one on-topic answer, about five RTFM's ->and twenty 'Newbie-hatred' flame messages. ->And that's where 'Netiquette' has led to in Germany and maybe I am ->'over-cautious' here. ->Do you want to know why they were flaming me? Well, I never use my ->family name, because it's far too complicated. Even if I explain it to ->someone, this person will definitely mistype it. And I'm kinda tired of ->this! -> ->Happy new Year too ... -> Wolfi, We can't even get people to just reply to the list instead of replying to all and producing tons of duplicates. It's all related..people don't seem to care to use signals to change lanes on the highway, they butt in line in stores..etc..etc. It's a world society of "I'll do what I please because I feel I have a right to do it." and this is sad. We would have to moderate the list and have strict filters to make sure people follow the rules. Rules seem to be something that people only follow when forced to do so. Cheers! -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org -----=====-----=====-----=====-----=====----- I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...