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"BETA-35" wrote:

"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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I read what you wrote, and saw all three of your posts with attachments.
And someone tried to set you straight, and instead of apologizing and
learning from your mistakes, you saw fit to respond with a snide remark.

The person who "tried to set me straight" wrote,

"And 3 wrongs don't make a right (posting the same pictures 3 times
with slightly altered subject lines doesn't help). Neither does the
inappropriate use of HTML."

That wasn't an effort to be helpful -- it was a pompous rude lecture. It
followed someone else's genuine effort to post an answer to my "P.S." about
having trouble seeing what I was trying to post. And, my "inappropriate use
of HTML" was my unsuccessful attempt at trying that in case posting in plain
text was the reason my posts with photos weren't appearing.

Usenet is known for being rude to newcomers, . . . . ,

I am not a newcomer to Usenet. I've been using Usenet newsgroups for more
than a decade.

I seriously doubt that. The difference between a binary group and a
non-binary group is pretty fundamental. Anyone who's been using usenet
for more than a week, or has ever read one single FAQ page about usenet,
and has an IQ above 65 would have figured that out.


. . . . . Best way to not act like an idiot is to STFU until you
figure out what's up.

Good advice. You should try following it.


I did follow it. I STFU until I knew what was up. And I repeat the
process when I go wandering into a new group.