I do not regard that as a concrete rule, and certainly not one worth bothering about. Lots of newsgroups I visited before coming here allowed top posting, so it is arrogant for someone to say "I personally don't like top posting, so I'll make a rule that disallows it". A sensible rule, and one which I have no problem in following, is that if a question is posted in English then I will answer in English. That makes sense, whereas "no top posting" does not.
-- Tony Marston http://www.tonymarston.net http://www.radicore.org "Daniel Brown" <danbr...@php.net> wrote in message news:ab5568160907080950o7fa7af0ckbee192b34410e...@mail.gmail.com... > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:38, Tony Marston<t...@marston-home.demon.co.uk> > wrote: >> What rules? I never agreed to abide by any rules before I started posting >> to >> this group. My newsreader assumes top posting by default, so I have been >> top >> posting for the past 10 years. If you don't like it then it is your >> problem, >> not mine. > > Absolutely 100% completely incorrect, and in all honesty, that's > quite an ignorant attitude. That's not to say that I think *you* are > ignorant, but rather the attitude toward established rules and > guidelines that have been around long before you began posting, and > will remain long after you leave. > > See: > http://php.net/mailing-lists.php --- which links to: > http://php.net/reST/php-src/README.MAILINGLIST_RULES > (Specifically: "General" #3) > > So while it's my problem, it is also *your* problem, as the offender. > > If you didn't agree to rules beforehand, that's your issue. > Ignorance is not a defense. You were - or had the opportunity to be - > made aware of the rules of the list, and as such, agree to abide by > them by continuing to post in this - or any - public forum. Much the > same as, by traveling to a foreign country, you agree to be bound by > their rules and regulations. You cannot simply claim that you did not > know of a rule. > > And for the record, Gmail assumes top-posting as well. It takes > between one and three seconds to align each message properly, which is > a pain in the butt each time, I agree, but it's something that has to > be done. Otherwise, it breaks threads and makes the archives very > difficult to read --- damning the purpose of even having them there > for the benefit of others on the Internet. > > For years, we've all adapted to this, because they were the rules, > and because we respect each other enough in the community to follow > them. Here's hoping that you won't be the odd-man-out of that > respectful group. > > Thanks. > > -- > </Daniel P. Brown> > daniel.br...@parasane.net || danbr...@php.net > http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ > Check out our great hosting and dedicated server deals at > http://twitter.com/pilotpig -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
