> > > 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 .
Fair play. Doing like this and copying relevant bits but still leaving the history in tact is best of both worlds. > > > > 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. Not being picky and not flaming was kinda my point. > > > 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 > Was just standing up for the little guy. Yeah I'm new to this list but it annoys me when old hands give new people a hard time and thought that it wouldn't be so bad to balance things out. But you are right its usually best to not aggravate the problem. My bad :) Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Simmons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 October 2005 15:39 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Top posting > > > > 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
