Eberhard Roloff wrote: > This is to demonstrate, that I know how to top post ;-)) > > The issue with top posts is this: > I am reading this list as a newsgroup and use a threaded view of the > messages that arrive to overview any given issue. > > Now, when someone uses top-posting, it is very hard for me, to properly > follow the discussion thread and possibly offer some help to solve the > problem. > > Honestly, most often I simply do not reply to top posts, because I find > to troublesome to collect what has been said before and how said what... > > However when someone new to the list does not know about the > disadvantages of top-posting, I offer my advice and kindly ask not to do > it. Furthermore I think it is good for a newbie to know how to properly > use Linux. > > For me, avoiding top posting is a sure way to get more answers from the > list. > If you call that cop behavior, I am happy to be a cop and there are > other cops around, too: > http://catb.org/jargon/html/T/top-post.html > > I am also happy that I had something to add to the discussion of the > actual problem. ;-)))) > > regards > Eberhard > > Stevens wrote: >> On Wednesday 05 September 2007 14:06, Eberhard Roloff wrote: >>> Hi please stop top posting. It makes it very hard to follow the >>> discussions. >>> >> I wondered how long it would be before the list cops stepped in > >
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