I like top posting.... others like bottom posting. I love reading backwards ( especially novels ) I think you just have to go with the flow or admit everyone is wrong. Michael > On Oct 21, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Vitaliy wrote: > > Chris McSweeny wrote: >> No, sorry, it's you who is in the wrong by assuming that everybody >> will be >> able to see the ohm symbol correctly in their mail reader. It's not >> something which is specified as standard behaviour for e-mail, as >> readers >> only have to cope with 7-bit characters - if you start using >> characters in >> the extended ASCII set, then all bets are off - yes it will work >> for most >> (I >> can see it just fine), but you can't complain when somebody can't >> see it >> correctly that it's their newsreader at fault. That's the sort of >> attitude >> which comes with the arrogance of being part of the English >> speaking world >> (yes I am a native English speaker, from the country which invented >> it), >> since people who aren't native English speakers will almost >> inevitably be >> using a different character set. >> Chris > > Chris, > > Would you consider avoiding top-posting? > > IIRC, Gerhard lives in Brazil, and his native language is German. > > IMO, the contest b/w Gerhard and Olin has gone too far, and this may > be the > time to drop it. Can't we just all agree that you guys are both wrong? > > Vitaliy > > ;-) > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > WFT Electronics > Denver, CO 720 222 1309 > " dent the UNIVERSE " > > All ideas, text, drawings and audio , that are originated by WFT > Electronics ( and it's principals ), that are included with this > signature text are to be deemed to be released to the public domain > as of the date of this communication . > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist