--- In [email protected], "Nadeem M. Khan" <nadeem.m.k...@...> wrote: > > To all members who think top-posting is OK and by asking you to avoid > it I am imposing my personal views on the group, I am providing > snippets from the guideliene pages of major city-level LUGs around the > country. > > *** Mumbai Linux Users Group > http://www.ilug-bom.org.in/pages/show/6 > <quote> > 16. Top posting is to be strictly avoided. Top posting messes up with > the natural flow of reading and makes it difficult to understand > conversation in a thread. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_posting > explains more about top posting. > </quote> > > *** Pune Linux Users Group > http://plug.org.in/mailinglist.php > <quote> > 3. Top posting to the replies is discouraged. > </quote> > > *** Chennai Linux Users Group > http://chennailug.org/guidelines > <quote> > 4. Do not top-post: > > Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting > > Example of a top-post: > > Because it messes up the order in which > people normally read text. > > > Why is top-posting > > > such a bad thing? > Top-posting. > > > What is the most > > > annoying thing in e-mail? > > Always use bottom-posting. > > > What is your name ? > My name is ILUGC. > </quote> > > *** Kolkata Linux Users Group > http://www.ilug-cal.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=64 > <quote> > Do not Top Post. That breaks message threads. > </quote> > > *** Bangalore Linux Users Group > http://linux-bangalore.org/blug/discussions/ > Quoted from file welcome.txt which is mailed to its subscribers: > <quote> > Top-posts > This is the most common list newbie mistake! > > Do not "top-post" (reply to a message by adding text to the top of the > message instead of below), as it loses the reader and the flow of the > message and can annoy other readers. > </quote> > > I have set the facts straight now and believe this is sufficient > reason for Linuxvadapav to stand by its guideline of discouraging > top-posted emails. > > Regards, > NMK. > Nadeem Sir is absolutely right over here.. even top posting is banned by the official community of UBUNTU
and as far as i remember i am a DU Student.. they dont use accept chat style lingoo.. well i request everybody to stop the conversation right here.. because top posting is banned by the admins of group.. so we have to follow rules...
