[FPSPACE] More on Mojave Desert explosion that killed 3

David M Harland dave.harland at ntlworld.com
Fri Jul 27 10:58:48 EDT 2007


I for one prefer to read the text in the message - web addresses go 
stale, but an archived email lasts for ever....

dmh

At 10:40 am -0400 27/7/07, pjp wrote:
>Bob,
>
>Your concerns are noted.  However, at times the hyperlinks don't work, and
>many people (myself included) hold the view that if it's mere text, then I
>don't mind reading the articles inside the e-mail message.  For
>illustrations, well yes, URL links are best.
>
>If you don't want to read the article, delete it.  It's a simple thing.
>
>And these articles I have posted over the past day or two are of such great
>import, that the entire article I felt had the gravity to be posted in
>completeness here on fpspace.
>
>Part of what fpspace does, in part, is to inform its members.  Posting news
>stories is part of that service it informs.  And from posting the articles,
>discussions ensue.  That's a standard M.O., Bob.
>
>And many others, outside of myself and Larry K., do post articles. Some
>excerpts, some in completeness.  If you check the stuff say, from 1997
>onwards, there are many people posting articles.   I don't see you
>complaining about those persons.
>
>'Nuff Said.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org
>[mailto:fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org] On Behalf Of Bob Christy
>Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 10:26 AM
>To: fpspace at friends-partners.org
>Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] More on Mojave Desert explosion that killed 3
>
>To "pjp" (whatever your full name) and Larry Klaes.
>
>If you want to draw our attention to a story of interest then the hyperlink
>is
>quite sufficient, possibly with a few words of explanation if the headline
>does
>not speak for itself.
>
>Pasting the whole story into an e-mail is bad etiquette, takes up space on
>the
>server, and creates unnecessary traffic volume when FPSpace reflects it to
>everyone. This multiplies up when people respond and include the whole
>original
>message in the reply
>
>My understanding is that FPSpace is a discussion group, not a newswire
>agency.
>
>Bob Christy.
>
>
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org
>>  [mailto:fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org] On Behalf Of pjp
>>  Sent: Friday 27 July 2007 14:55
>>  To: fpspace at friends-partners.org
>>  Subject: [FPSPACE] More on Mojave Desert explosion that killed
>3.......................
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