Hum from phone wires running next to mains?

It is only when people lack common sense and courtesy that society has to take extra measure to force or compell compliance. As you might note by looking at other posts, the vast majority have no problem figuring out how to post. Surely you're not deluded enough to think you're doing it the right way versus everyone else has for years?

Are you stupid? (It's not really a question.) It should be obvious to anyone why using two characters instead of one is problematic.

Want to bet whether a google search for "usenet rules" turns up anything? What exactly is it that would be necessary for your compliance? Loss of ISP or news account? A fine? Imprisonment? They all seem rather ridiculous things to have to do when there is no compelling reason to do it wrong as you do.

Incorrect. Someone not saying it's disagreeable is no more evidence that it's agreeable to them than that it wasn't.

When someone didn't say anything they were being patient, courteous, thinking you must just be ignorant and a bit slow in the mind but will figure it out eventually. When you start acknowledging you do it and trying to defend it, NOW you actually see what people think. It can't just be coincidence that more than one person has something to say about it when you've never had anyone say it was acceptible or a good idea.

Nonconformity is all some have to prove (to themselves) that they're an individual.

: >So explain to me just why, in 10+ years, this is the : >first time a "complaint" has arisen. It's been : >"agreeable to others" until now, what has suddenly : >happened..? : >

: >Ivor : : Incorrect. Someone not saying it's disagreeable is no : more evidence that it's agreeable to them than that it : wasn't.

Incorrect. No evidence is precisely that. If there is no evidence against someone then a conviction is not possible.

: When someone didn't say anything they were being patient, : courteous, thinking you must just be ignorant and a bit : slow in the mind but will figure it out eventually.

Or they didn't have a problem with it.

I'm getting bored now, please go away.

Ivor

If there were no evidence, but THERE IS, WE'RE TELLING YOU!

Wouldn't that be even more boring?