> 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
> 

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