Hi Phil,

As long as we remember "it's only a _game_", it is possible to balance
our attitudes and civility. Whenever we become involved to the point of
distraction or ignoring everything else, we are truly doomed.

Top posting is my own preference. Civility is too.

Regards,
Tom Klem


Chess One wrote:
"Tom Klem" wrote in message
news4sYe.144045$Ji4.81016@fed1read03...

Personally,

I think it's alot easier to read the threads with top posting.


Except when you don't know what "it" is, and the poster refers to "it" which
turns out to be changing your socks during a tournament, and not how to beat
the Chelyabinsk by reading this book for 6 minutes, guaranteed! as was
suggested in the header.


You read the latest post, in a series of posts that (one would assume) you
have been following with some interest. If something is stated that
doesn't jibe with what you have previously read, you just page down, and
read the stuff previously posted, otherwise, you get the option of
skipping it without paging down and reading through thousands of words in
order to get to the beginning of the posters point..


Yeah, he said it. I have pointed out how stoooooooopid this is in my new
book, Chess Openings for Christians.


People who come unglued because you don't follow their predilections,
should remember one thing: the art of discussion is reasonable,
intelligent, well thought out discourse. Where you put that information is
fairly irrelevant.


As long as we all stay good friends, or as good friends as chess players can
get. That's the trouble with us - its like you meet another chess player and
think - I can beat you! Then he 'says' 1. e4 and you disagree immediately
with the *** and compete for centre-stage by playing 1....c5

Just because we are basically fighters doenn't mean we have any sense off
the board or 'plays well with others'. As my friend says, he likes playing
chess because 'you don't have to talk with the other son of a bitch'.

Another thing I hate is thread-drift, you know, you start reading about
top-posting hoping to learn how to do it [or wishing Louis Blair would] then
some idiot goes on and on and on about the American Civil war and pre-flames
Nick for his presumed attitude [doh!] which conclusively proves he is an
alien, and a low-rated one at that, though not so low as a lawyer.

Cordially, Phil


Tom Klem


Angelo DePalma wrote:

Sorry this post is not about Larry Parr's toenails, Sam Sloan's inability
to beat an 1800 player with the Damiano, or Bill Goichberg's
single-handed destruction of the American way of life.

It's about something of far greater importance -- my integrity as a
usenet poster.

I've recently been fileted and flambayed (forgive the intentional
misspelling) on a bridge newsgroup for "top-posting." I've never read
anything about that subject here. In fact I didn't even know what they
were talking about.

I was called "too stupid to be edsucated (sic) and too rude to consider
other people."

What do you guys think of top-posting, which I admit I do all the time.
Is it really rude, merely poor form, or just the favorite obsession of an
anal-retentive bridge player whose favorite vacation activity is helping
his sister remove mildew from the underside of her kitchen table? Am I
wrong to assume everyone who reads my posts only needs to see relevant
stuff that's gone before?

Am I a rude, stupid, unedsucated SOB or what?

Angelo DePalma

Top posting is my own preference. Civility is too.


That`s correct : civil people choose netiquette, rude
people choose topposting.

On 23 Sep 2005 08:09:20 -0700, "Liam Too"
wrote:

Sam Sloan wrote:
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:09:05 GMT, "Chess One"
wrote:


Yeah, he said it. I have pointed out how stoooooooopid this is in my new
book, Chess Openings for Christians.

Wait a second. This seems to be a worthy topic for discussion.

Bring it on...

Ok. Can a Good Christian Man play the Queens Gambit?

Can a good Christian Woman play the Kings Gambit?

What do Good Christians think of the Ruy Lopez, a Christian clergyman?

Etc.

Sam Sloan

Naturally, we should all follow your opinion exclusively.

When we rename Las Vegas in your honor, it will undoubtedly be New Jerzy

Tom Klem


Jerzy wrote:
Top posting is my own preference. Civility is too.



That`s correct : civil people choose netiquette, rude
people choose topposting.

Naturally, we should all follow your opinion exclusively.

When we rename Las Vegas in your honor, it will undoubtedly be New Jerzy

Tom Klem

That`s another proof that you are an idiot.

Sam Sloan wrote:
Ok. Can a Good Christian Man play the Queens Gambit?

Nope.

Can a good Christian Woman play the Kings Gambit?

Yep, a good Christian Woman can play the Kings Gambit.

This opening was the most popular opening in the 19th century. White
offers a pawn to divert Black's e-pawn and build a full center with
d2-d4. In order to hold the extra pawn, Black will have to spend time
weakening his kingside with moves like g7-g5. It is now rarely seen at
the master level, it being generally thought that Black can obtain a
reasonable position both by giving back the gambitted pawn, or holding
on and consolidating defensively.

What do Good Christians think of the Ruy Lopez, a Christian clergyman?

Etc.

Sam Sloan

From a very very Good Christian perspective:

The Ruy Lopez opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest
R=FAy L=F3pez de Segura. He made a systematic study of this and other
openings in the 150-page book on chess Librio del Ajedrez written in
1561 (which also included some more esoteric and unfair suggestions,
such as setting up the board so the sun shines in one's opponent's
eyes). However, although it is named after him, this particular opening
was known earlier; it is included in the G=F6ttingen manuscript, which
dates from 1490. Popular use of the Ruy Lopez opening did not develop,
however, until the mid-1800s when Jaenisch, a Russian theoretician,
"rediscovered" its potential. The opening is still in active use as the
double king's pawn opening most commonly used in master play; it has
been adopted by almost all players, which include Lance Smith, a very
good Christian chessplayer, at some point in their careers and many
play it from both the white and black sides.

Sticks and stones will break my bones ....

Nah, nah nah, nah ...

he he he he

Tom Klem
"I hope I got the level right"

Jerzy wrote:
Naturally, we should all follow your opinion exclusively.

When we rename Las Vegas in your honor, it will undoubtedly be New Jerzy

Tom Klem


That`s another proof that you are an idiot.