on 4/26/01 3:07 PM, Dave Perin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Lara (and other listers):
>
> Please forgive my ignorance about such things, but I had some questions
> about top-posting. Am I right in assuming that I am doing so in this
> message-- that my reply comes at the top of the message? Is this considered
> wrong? Also, what is "lack of snippage"? Please forgive the questions if
> they seem stupid... I just want to be able to participate without making
> anyone angry. -Just asking for a little education, even though this is off
> topic.
>
> -Dave
>
>> From: Lara Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
**SNIP** <<Offensive comments by someone who causes many women to be
suspicious/hostile toward those few chivalrous gentlemen left in the world
have been removed.>>
>>
>> <delurk> I don't know what annoys me more: the fact that it "never
>> occurred to you" there might be women on this list, your complete
>> lack of snippage, your top-posting, or your inane airing of Aryan
>> misogynism on a computer support list. Please read the FAQ:
>> http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml
>> </delurk>
>>
>> Lara
>>
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To be honest, I've never seen anyone complain about whether the reply
portion fell above or below the quoted portion. That's a matter of personal
taste (and your e-mail program's settings) AFAIK.
The reference to "snippage" is the fact that some folks don't delete the 20
or so lines of text that the list server appends to messages. You can see
the effect above (that's why I left it in there). Obviously, if we don't
all take pains to snip this stuff off, it keeps accumulating. In a long
discussion thread, this will accrue to significant "tonnage". In addition,
one really ought to 'snip' out the portions of the quoted message which
don't pertain to the points you're replying to. You can note this sort of
thing by the "**SNIP**" above, which some folks put in as a courtesy to
inform the rest of us that the quoted text is part of a longer message which
has been trimmed for clarity. Sometimes folks will (as I did) include an
editorial comment with the "**SNIP**", summarizing the part deleted. Note
that the "**SNIP**" and the editorial remarks are optional.
{To those who get this message via modem, all apologies for the bulkiness of
this message...}
Hope that answered your question.
- Eric.
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