--Michael Edwards schreef:

> [Lawrence Yates:]
>
>> One of the things I like about Edwards style is that he puts his name at
>> the top of the e-mail so that we can see imediately from whom the
>> message is sent [...]

Well, that's what the "From" field is for, so it seems superfluous to me...

>      Well, I'm glad to hear that someone thinks my style is acceptable.
> Thanks. I really had wondered what my sin was.

It's not a matter of sin. Philip Aker was referring to your eye for detail.

There is a long established tradition of formatting emails, especially 
replies, which is that you start by stating who you're replying to, quoting 
relevant text with a ">" or "|" in front of it etc. You choose to use 
another method, which is not a problem at all (although I prefer the 
described style, since my mailer colorizes different levels of nested 
replies that way). However, your own style, logical as it may be, is not 
what others will be accustomed to. This may sound as nonsense to you, but 
many people who follow several lists and read a lot of email each day, 
prefer *not* to have to deal with lots of different formatting schemes.

You may also choose your own way of laying out and formatting musical 
scores. As long as your style is consistent, there isn't necessarily a 
problem with that. However, if you want to make a career in music 
engraving, it will certainly help to conform to established (but maybe 
unofficial) standards of engraving, even if you think that your personal 
style is good enough. I think that's why Philip mentioned your email style 
as a point of reference to your mentioned concern with details.


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