Kate wrote:


SteveBell wrote:
SteveBell wrote:
Just scroll down to the bottom, then type there.

Topposting is a recurring problem. The convention for Usenet has
always been to post at the bottom of the message. This is so the
thousands of other readers, who don't come in until late in the
discussion, can still figure out how the conversation went. (You do
know that you're broadcasting in the clear, don't you?)

When e-mail systems became more widespread, they defaulted to adding
your reply at the top. That doesn't really matter when there are
only two people who will ever see the messages, but it convinced
lots of new Usenet users that Usenet should be like e-mail. They
get very nasty about it sometimes. I blame Microsoft--everything
else is their fault, right? ;-)

If some people type at the top, and other people type at the bottom,
third parties will never be able to figure out who said what in what
order. You can try to read the old messages, but my frequent
experience is that the oldest message still on the server is the
one that's messed up.

Thanks for the great explanation. I hope it works this time.

You're doing great. Good luck with your medallion.

By the way, you fixed it the same way I would have done it. If it's
sitting still, the caulk will work just fine. The caulk _will_ shrink
over time, but that's _years_ in the future. Just fix it with a little
more caulk, unless the old stuff is falling out.

OK, I always love to learn new things. Thanks everyone for all of your
help on my medallion, and how to reply properly in newsgroups.

Hopefully,I won't be bothering you any time soon.

Caulk is great for hanging stuff on the wall that you don't plan to
remove....children's art stuff, like their first school ceramics project
(my most valuable possessions )

If the medallion is foam, it will probably stick forever. May have to
tear up the ceiling and the medallion if you want to remove it, but,
then, it will be a good excuse to redecorate )