On 2011-11-05, at 5:22 PM, Michael Pavling wrote: >> Arguing how people should post online is futile and simply an expression of >> someone's preferences. That's it. It can be argued into the ground like it >> has in the past. Unless a list owner demands it, it's a topic that will >> never be solved. > > Unless one realises that it's not "preference" it's "ignorance".
Because you say so? Again, check the intensity of the google's hitlist I sent before. >> My preference is top posting because when I follow a thread, I don't have to >> start over every time I come back to the thread. > > You say in another post that you can't be expected to recall > everyone's personal preference for type of reply, yet you seem to > imply here that you have no problem remembering all the contents of > every post in every thread you follow. If it's a quick thread, then yes indeed, I do remember the last several comments. Second, like I have said, I regularly quote below and top post. Keeping the thread as well is expected. Why do you think email applications have things like thread organization? >> I personally don't like having to scroll down several pages to see someone >> else say "ya I've experienced that result as well". It's a waste of time, >> and my right hand isn't getting any younger every time I use that wheel. > > Absolutely - those who "bottom post" without snipping are just as > ignorant than those that top-post. Neither group is taking any effort > to contribute to a conversation, they're just blurting out their > thoughts in one paragraph, and slapping 'send'. Honestly, I think this is a dead topic. It's never going to go away. I just wanted to say that asking people to post a certain way is a bit much. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
