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On Aug 18, 11:19 am, David Taylor <davidt-n...@yadt.co.uk> wrote:[color=blue]
> On 2007-08-18, Andrew Crane <ne...@inweb.co.uk> wrote:
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> > "David Taylor" <davidt-n...@yadt.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >>>> <Rant>
> >>>> Of course it matters.[/color][/color]
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> >>> No it doesn't. It really, really doesn't, other than to pedants who
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> >>> don't even know when and when not to use an apostrophe (which is the
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> >>> analogy I can come up with). Dial the number, you will get through. It's
> >>> that simple.[/color][/color]
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> >> It is that simple. Dial the number, you won't get through. Why,
> >> other than being an irritating twat, did you snip the part of the post
> >> where that was explained to you?[/color][/color]
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> > If offering a different side to a discussion group makes me an irritating
> > twat,[/color]
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> No, the question I asked was "Why, other than being an irritating twat,
> DID YOU SNIP THE PART OF THE POST WHERE THAT WAS EXPLAINED TO YOU?".
> If you were offering a different side to the discussion, you could perhaps
> try addressing the points being discussed!
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> > I think perhaps you are in the wrong place. Usenet is a discussion
> > forum and if we all had the same point of view, ie yours, then there would
> > be little point in the place. Let's keep it civil.[/color]
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> There is nothing wrong with having a different point of view from me.
> However, if you express your view in a troll-like manner, you will not
> get much respect from me.
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> > My point is that:[/color]
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> > 1. Everyone knows how a london number is formed. They all begin 0207 or 0208
> > except for 0203 which might confuse people or 0200 which shouldn't really be
> > used except for internal routing.
> > 2. Historically 071 was central london and 081 was outer london and
> > therefore when the new numbering came along, people still wanted 0207 rather
> > than 0208.
> > 3. Whilst the routing decision may happen after the first three numbers this
> > is of little consequence to anyone living outside of London
> > 4. People within london know exactly how to dial locally within London so
> > it's of little consequence to them.[/color]
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> Tourists?
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> > 5. Most people use mobiles or stored numbers these days which have the full
> > number in them.[/color]
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> > I think that pointing out at every available opportunity that someone's
> > advertised number does not follow Ofcom's convention is mere pedantry and
> > doesn't deserve the anger that it seems to provoke amongs some here. If you
> > yourself were confused to the point of not being able to get through on the
> > number you might have a point, but then again if it confused you to that
> > degree you probably wouldn't be able to operate the computer you used to
> > post.[/color]
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> I'm not obsessed by the formatting of London numbers (some people might
> be). I merely have a problem with people who attempt to claim 0207 xxx...
> is somehow "as good as" 020 7xxx. The code _is_ 020, it _should_ be
> written as 020, for good reasons. I fully accept that formatting it
> wrongly will not cause problems _most of the time_, but since it's
> relatively easy to put the space in the right place, I'm suggesting
> it's the best idea...
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Is it not strange that those of us who insist on correct number
formatting are considered pedants? When, our accuser, who constantly
instists on incorrect and confusing formatting considers himself
"normal". We do, indeed, live in intersting times.

Adrian

Adrian wrote:

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> Is it not strange that those of us who insist on correct number
> formatting are considered pedants? When, our accuser, who constantly
> instists on incorrect and confusing formatting considers himself
> "normal". We do, indeed, live in intersting times.[/color]

Alas, interesting times haven't yet reached this thread.

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