In support to Eberhard: On 9/6/07, Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think that there is a bit of confusion here. On the one hand we talk of > "standards" and on the other speak of accomodation. I submit that the > de facto standard is the way that millions of emailers send email, not > the way that a miniscule number of newsgroupies do. As far as > accomodation, please note that I, in fact, do bottom post. I just don't care > if someone else does not.
Here is how it goes: someone comes to this mailing list to ask for help. Obviously this guy has something to learn. And he is the one who needs help. Together with the right answer, he is provided with a little bit more knowledge - what are the customs here, and why bottom-posting is more acceptable. And now we here, that this guy, who needed information - refuses to use it, because he is so important, that he can not be bothered to move the cursor down few lines and to trim the irrelevant part of the conversation. The message I read is: "I can save myself few seconds to not prepare my post as most of the users here expect, and you guys have the obligation to recognize how important my time is, and spend yours to scroll up and down and to help me." In my dictionary the softest word I can use for such an attitude is "inpolite". So, you have your right to not care about if someone top or bottom posts, but please respect the extra effort other put to educate the original poster a little bit more. I.e. this is not a "posting police", this is a friendly advice. And, yes, I know there are guys here, who will say "do not top-post" without providing any valuable answer to the question, but ... this is not "police" as well, there are other terms for them :) > > As far as removing shoes, I guess it depends on how bad your feet stink > and what that does to the taste of the sushi. > I got the humor here, but on the serious side - no one is responsible for someone else's hygiene problems. Follow the customs of your host, and prepare accordingly. If you can't, don't go there. Cheers, and let the this thread die, please. -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
