Bharathi Subramanian wrote:
PLEASE STOP TOP-POSTING TO THE LIST and REMOVE UNWANTED TEXT BEFORE REPLY TO THE LIST. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, "WHAT IS TOP-POSTING?" PLEASE READ THE "RFC 1855" FROM THE NET.
Ok.. here it goes again... While everyone is looking for being part of community, getting more people to actually participate, why are we struck in this archaic mode of making rules that no one except a few really cares about? I freely admit that I actually find top postings easier to read.. I know the current status first and then to find history I can scroll down as much as I want instead of scrolling every time.
As admin, you are of course at liberty to make up your rules.. but can we look at those rules in an objective way and figure out if the rules actually help the community?
RFC 1855 was last updated on Oct 1995, when internet was the domain of a select few... I am not saying old RFCs are invalid, but this one is. It is talking about netiquette in Victorian times.
I think it is time we face the facts and decide where we should be wasting our time and energy - Getting more people to switch to Linux/FOSS and not use pirated MS software or stop people from posting to ILUGC, hoping against hope that they might actually get a reply whether it is top posted or bottom posted.
Cheers, V
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