Re: OODL: Email Quoting
opencard-digest wrote on 8/1/00 8:33 PM: Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 02:21:49 +0100 From: "M. Uli Kusterer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OODL: Email Quoting Adrian: In my reading of the list archives I have noticed that back in May I suggested that we adopt Alain's method of quoting as a standard guidline in our discussions. That is that we prepend each paragraph with the name of the person who wrote it (like for this message). The text which is being quoted has a character before each line. Adrian: For a while we followed this guidline and I notice that the archives are *much* easier to read during this time. Could we perhaps try and go back to using this system? STOP!!! Uli: Not the way Alain does it, please. At least prepend "" before them, too. If a person replies to a message and quotes text where another quoted him, current and quoted comments can be mixed up. E.g. in "old-style" quoting: Adrian: Ahem, I'll quote myself... Adrian: The text which is being quoted has a character before each line. Adrian: I agree with you. Leaving out the dramatically increases the amount of time it takes me to skim a message in the archive, and when I first read it. (Anthony: Especially since vim so nicely colours things for me) Uli: I said it back then already, but I guess it got lost so I'll dedicate a whole post to it. Adrian: Nope, it's all there in the archive.
Re: OODL: Email Quoting
Adrian: In my reading of the list archives I have noticed that back in May I suggested that we adopt Alain's method of quoting as a standard guidline in our discussions. That is that we prepend each paragraph with the name of the person who wrote it (like for this message). The text which is being quoted has a character before each line. Adrian: For a while we followed this guidline and I notice that the archives are *much* easier to read during this time. Could we perhaps try and go back to using this system? STOP!!! Not the way Alain does it, please. At least prepend "" before them, too. If a person replies to a message and quotes text where another quoted him, current and quoted comments can be mixed up. E.g. in "old-style" quoting: I really hate root beer Why? Kevin Calhoun likes it I admit it's not that bad Changed your opinion, eh? Would be Steve: I really hate root beer John: Why? Kevin Calhoun likes it Steve: I admit it's not that bad John: Changed your opinion, eh? Which can dramatically change context and also makes reading harder, because you'll never know whether the text you're reading is a quote or an actual comment. So, let's combine both styles, ok? Steve: I really hate root beer John: Why? Kevin Calhoun likes it Steve: I admit it's not that bad John: Changed your opinion, eh? I said it back then already, but I guess it got lost so I'll dedicate a whole post to it. Cheers, -- M. Uli Kusterer http://www.weblayout.com/witness 'The Witnesses of TeachText are everywhere...' --- HELP SAVE HYPERCARD: --- Details at: http://www.hyperactivesw.com/SaveHC.html Sign: http://www.giguere.uqam.ca/petition/hcpetition.html
OODL: Email Quoting
Adrian: In my reading of the list archives I have noticed that back in May I suggested that we adopt Alain's method of quoting as a standard guidline in our discussions. That is that we prepend each paragraph with the name of the person who wrote it (like for this message). The text which is being quoted has a character before each line. Adrian: For a while we followed this guidline and I notice that the archives are *much* easier to read during this time. Could we perhaps try and go back to using this system?
