the techies' bloodsport, along with vi-or-emacs, cli-or-gui, etc. Unlike foxhunting, it's not the inedible in pursuit of the unspeakable, to quote Oscar Wilde of English landed gentry etc, or did I misquote? ;)
Wesley Parish On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:23, Derek Smithies wrote: > Hi, > we have had this discussion before about top posting/bottom posting. > > Craig's comment (below) is on the lines of "get over it", but does not > provide a sane way forward to establishing a reasonable etiquette for > posting. > > It has been argued that top posting is a microsoftish thing - because > microsoft mail apps open the email at the top, which is the bit you read > first... > > Trimming trimming has been requested. This was very important when > everyone had 9k6 (or slower) modems. One would have thought that length is > not a problem now. However, people do read their email over cell phones > (read dollars per each byte) and that generates requests for trimming. > > Others hate trimming, cause what is readable to one person is > unreadable/meaningless to the next. > > Some plead for wise and sane trimming.. Others say the only sane form of > trimming is to do nothing. > > I think you could describe it as the corporate model, where you add your > comments to the head of the email, and leave the rest untouched. Thus each > letter is a complete track of the entire conversation. Which is ideal for > the person who joins a conversation midway through. > > > I say, pah - get real. Given the volume of emails on this topic over the > years, it is clear there is never going to be a consensus. Each proponent > of each view has some very well worded arguements that support their view. > > Let us put our endeavours into more productive things, like writing code, > writing documetnation and howtos, helping newbies, reporting bugs, and > perhaps even making money.... > > > Derek. > =========================================================================== >==== > > On Thu, 19 Oct 2006, Craig FALCONER wrote: > > IMO if you can't deal with mailing lists, go read web-based forums where > > not only do you not get a choice, you often have to click through > > multiple pages. > > > > > > > > > > How about top AND bottom posting to keep everyone happy? > > Now that is an idea.. > > Derek -- Clinersterton beademung, with all of love - RIP James Blish ------------- Mau ki ana, he aha te mea nui? You ask, "What is the most important thing?" Maku ki ana, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata. I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people." ------------- notcatweazle.wordpress.com - Some unmagical musings
