> 1) incorrect - as top posting is much easier to follow While I agree that top posting is easier to follow, how does that make his statement incorrect? He was stating a request, not a fact. The fact is the help on active state for this mailing list says to bottom post : http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/help#4 .
> 2) ambiguous - do you mean 'don't top post and DON'T trim prior posts' or > 'don't top post and DO trim prior posts'? (free from sin, casting stones > etc) Now who's being picky? Let's not flame please. Mostly common sense would tell you that people don't want to read all the garbage from previous posts, and that trimming is the right thing to do but I digress. > 3) unpleasant - $Bill, who are you to make snydey remarks like that > anyhow? I'll tell you who he is. One of the few people I recognize from being on this list for 4 years. He has the ability to respond to difficult questions, and is generally well spoken, clear, concise and extremely helpful. So before you go barking at dragons how about your dry behind your ears? How long have you been on this list? -Wayne CAM Automation Programmer Unicircuit Inc. Littleton, Colorado 303-738-5390 > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Knoop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Top posting > > I agree. I thought $Bill's post from the (no subject) thread... > > > You're a rookie on posting. Please don't top-post and trim the prior > posts. > > ... was ... > > 1) incorrect - as top posting is much easier to follow > 2) ambiguous - do you mean 'don't top post and DON'T trim prior posts' or > 'don't top post and DO trim prior posts'? (free from sin, casting stones > etc) > 3) unpleasant - $Bill, who are you to make snydey remarks like that > anyhow? > > Mark > _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
