On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 09:52:27 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >Being a lurker and not much of a poster, I can't tell you how pleased >I was to see your post regarding quoting.
Admirable sentiments, but unlikely to change anything. This battle has been going on for centuries (or so it seems). >I really believe that some list members just do it without thinking - >It's just SOP for them and they don't think (or bother) to change >their email settings when posting. I've come to the conclusion that it's either: A) Laziness, or B) Ignorance (people just don't know that their email program is a mini word processor, or that they can easily highlight and delete text). Some people just make no effort to learn about or follow established netiquette, and nothing will make them do so. >And, yes, I also subscribe to the "reply first / quote last" method >because it makes it so much easier to find the wheat. Another endless debate. Personally, I prefer bottom posting. But each method has it's place. The business world prefers top posting because it leaves a clear "paper trail" of communications. Generally, I prefer bottom posting when only a line or two of text is all that needs to be quoted to convey context. Top posting seems better when a whole block of text is quoted, and trimming too much will tend to lose too much of the overall ideas. Interleaved posting (what I am doing here) is appropriate when commenting on multiple points in a message. In any case, trimming unneccessary text is just good manners. You will forever find evangelical proponents and opponents of each method on the internet, and the arguments will never end. That's why the "delete" key is mightier than the sword... FWIW, I was recently chastised on another list for not trimming a post, although it is something that I *almost* always do. The one time I don't, and he jumps me. Sheesh.... Back to Drakes. 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
