> On 6/16/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Um, perhaps you missed the basic point, but I *do* like that you >> middle quoted !! (Or perhaps you got my basic point and I missed that >> !) >> >> The basic point is NOT that people do stupid things, intentionally or >> unintentionally, but rather that dictating a single way of doing >> things that REQUIRES that the cutter *ALWAYS FULLY* understand the >> original content and its' implications is arrogant in the extreme and >> bad results are more likely that with not cutting anything. >> > > As far as i am concerned, i was wanting to recommend, but not > dictate... Sorry for that small outburst there, but it just seemed to me > that ur email was entirely critical of bottom-posting - without pointing > out any of the benefits at all if used properly.
Well I was replying to someone pointing out the benefits, so I was merely pointing out the downside as a counter-point. No reason to do both in one email is there, if the info is already part of the thread ? But then again I might be wrong about this, in which case it would have been wrong for me to cut it out. <- Which goes back to my basic point. Cutting can be arrogant, especially too much cutting. > >> And I am also confident readers of my top-posting will see the value >> in this method on this occasion. >> > > as do i > Cool. > >> Then again maybe not. (Pun intentional...grin) >> > > where's the pun? Perhaps u can enlighten me (privately pls... this is > getting even more off-topic). Pun involves wordplay, as far as i'm > concerned - and i dont see anything here. "Maybe" or "maybe not" is wordplay. Especially if either could be correct. Or maybe not . (?) (!) Very best regards; Bob Finch P.S.....I am enjoying this in public, or at least sharing my enjoyment in public. SO ....it is public still. > > -jf > _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
