Alleycat169 wrote: Oh man are you way off base on this. First you tell us to move the thread, now you're trying to tell me what to say and how to say it? I haven't "told" anyone to move this thread. I suggested that we move it. Try reading my message again. Not only did I use the word "maybe" but I phrased it in the form of a question. Hardly the "decisive order" you are trying to make it look like. As for trying to tell you what to say and how to say it--- as the intended recipient of that message (the second party in that exchange), I'm within my bounds to tell you if I don't like what you are saying to me and how you say it--- unless this has somehow become a one-way "discussion" where I'm supposed to just sit back and take whatever you say and however it is said to me on the chin. I thought I'd use "Be mindful of your tone" because I thought it sounded less adversarial (it does so when a Jedi says it anyway :) rather than saying "Hey, watch it..." or some other equally terse phrase. After re-reading it, I see that it wasn't a good alternative as it sounds arrogant. My mistake for choosing that phrase--- but considering you've taken up issue with something as benign as my formatted quoting, I probably would have gotten some flak one thing or another--- might as well be for this. Alleycat169 wrote: Uhmm...excuse me, but are you the moderator here? Be mindful of my tone? Sarcasm? Nope, not a moderator... Not trying to be one either and I think that's clear. And yeah. Sarcasm. ...the rhetorical question, that over-simplified example of a thread (double-spaced even!) and all those question marks? I think it's pretty clear. Alleycat169 wrote:To top it off you micro-analyze everything I say and spit it back to me as italicized quotes? I'm quoting you to frame my reply within the right context. What's so wrong about that? Afraid something you said might come back and bite you in the butt? In the longer threads with meandering topics, I see a particular message (not necessarily the one that started the thread) which has me scrolling around trying finding the original message so I could get a better sense of the discussion. Granted, this thread isn't very long (yet) but I prefer to be consistent. As for the formatting, I just think it makes the quoted text stand out a bit more from the rest of the message body. Alleycat169 wrote:I think you are just tired of hearing how your PC can get this virus and any Joe with a Mac, Unix or Linux can't. You think I've gotten upset over that?! LOL! On the contrary, hearing about how the latest virus can infect your computer is welcome news by any computer user regardless of the operating system. I'm pretty sure you'd be interested in getting the scoop on how a newly spawned Mac virus gets around--- as rare as that event may be. The only difference is that PC users get the monthly subscription when it comes to virus news and other platforms get the quarterly. :) Well, shout it from the rooftops, pass out pamphlets if it'll make you feel better. It doesn't bother me how many times you or anyone else says it. It's just the simple truth about the reality of computing on a PC. Quite frankly, some users need to be told about the dangers repeatedly, such as those that don't run virus scanners, stay on top of security updates, blindly click on those attachments or who generally don't take computer security as seriously as they should.