On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 3:06 PM Ørjan Johansen via agora-discussion < agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jun 2021, Rebecca Lee via agora-discussion wrote: > > [snip a _whole_ lot] > >>> === END OF REPORT === > >>> > >>> -- > >>> nix > >>> Webmastor, Ministor, Herald > >>> > >>> > >> Important COE: Jason was awarded a doctorate of nomic science > >> -- > >> From R. Lee > >> > > > > In fact, you awarded it to em. > > -- > >> From R. Lee > > Hi all, I may be slowly working my way up to reading Agora mail again... > or not. > > Yesterday I saw you apologize for not bottom posting, and then I deleted > that post before I realized that I wanted to complain :P > > I think the true spirit of us old-timers' admonition to bottom post is not > just about bottom posting, but about wanting the old style of email where > people actually edit away unnecessary cruft from messages they reply to, > keeping just enough context to make their own part look like intertwined > responses to particular points, and saving the readers from having to page > through all the rest. > > And that apology of yours made me realize: when you absolutely won't > remove unnecessary parts from a long replied-to message, then bottom > posting is actually slightly _more_ annoying than top posting, although in > a "the greater sin has already been committed anyway" sense. > > Greetings, > Ørjan, who now wonders how much of this is only because he's still using > a terminal mail reader. Heyo Ørjan! Great to see you in Agora again! Aris >
