TopPosting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Joseph]

Paul wrote:
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> 
>     BTW, here's the RFC on the subject:
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>     http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html
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>     A sig which nicely points out the problem:
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>     A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
>     Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
>     A: Top-posting.
>     Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
> 
>     And posting style from the Wiki:
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>     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
> 
> 
> None of that matters to people, sadly.
> 
> This is a generation of people that are told how wonderful and special 
> they are, that rules don't apply to them.  It's a society of "It's 
> someone else's fault" or "I'll do what I want, stop forcing your way 
> upon me".  Their moms have told them for years how amazingly unique they 
> are...so they are left without the tools one uses to adapt and interact 
> in a social setting...they expect everything and everyone else to bend 
> and adapt to them...after all, they're gracing us with their presence.  
> We should be thanking them, actually.
> 
> There is no accountability or responsibility anymore.  Everyone has a 
> sense of entitlement and they don't have to listen to anyone else.
> 
> The perfect example of this is the poster who replied "If there is a 
> standard or some kind of rule in place, I'll just do the opposite".
> 
> It's all really, really sad.
> 


You know something, I don't think anyone could have said that better.  This is why the world is on a 
skateboard to Hell....   Parents who don't love their kids enough to make them mind, or they're 
scared of the authorities.  Here in Arkansas, we CAN make them mind and even whoop 'em if needed.

I once worked in a State Prison and I did a little survey.  One Question:  "If you could pinpoint 
one thing that was the prime cause that you are in prison today, what would that one thing be?"

The answers varied somwhat but the core of their answers were the same.  Their parents didn't care 
where or with whom they were, didn't care what they were doing, wasn't interested in what time of 
day they it was.

In other words, like you said, Paul, the parents did not teach these kids responsibility and hold 
them accountable for their actions.

That boils down to young adults (and a few older ones) who believe they can do anything they want 
and who is going to stop them.

I am a minister and even had kids challenge me and my leadership....   One boy asked "Who do you 
think are to [tell me this]."  And "Who gave YOU the right to [tell me what to do]."

Yes indeed, this is a corrupt and selfish generation and the parents are the blame!!

Joseph