On 11-06-30 2:48 PM, John H. Outlan CPA wrote:
Sent from T-Mobile G2, please excuse any typos
On Jun 30, 2011 5:28 PM, "Chris Tooley" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>> I was discussing this very matter with a colleague but half an hour ago;
>> he/she serves as an editor on a well respected international academic
>> journal. Her/his opinion is that top posting is the only appropriate
>> method. Thus, there are differences of opinion.
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>
> "There are differences of opinion" is all that can be gained from
this though, appeal to authority is a logical fallacy ;)
>
>
>> May we all settle this once and for all if it is insisted that based on
>> one's response ordering, threading, etc., work will be put into the
>> dustbin (/dev/null, spam, trash, whatever)? May the "owner/s" of this
>> list put forward official standards of etiquette as well as clarity
>> about the matter of threading, and the correct method(s) so that
>> threading will be respected?
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> Even if there were such a thing, it would be hard to enforce it,
beyond social interactions.
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> Personally, I prefer the bottom posting with interspersing *key*
points of information, otherwise it just becomes a big pile of spaghetti :)
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> However, if a thread starts to do top posting, I will try to follow
that convention.
>
> BTW, this sort of argument is colloquially known as Bikeshedding. I
suggest everyone with a vested interest in this look it up ;)
>
> Hope all is well with everyone,
> -Chris
I didn't want to respond to this because excepting this list I gave up
mail lists in the 90s for this sort of thing. I try to bottom post for
threading purposes, but my preference is top posting in the age of
smartphones where information is more easily accessible.
What is the official position of this list on that? That should govern
and we can be done with it. I top posted here once and got ostracized
for it.
This is why forums are superior for the exchange of information, both
text and visual (you knew that was coming!) :)
So I defer to this mailing list authority on this issue. Btw, top
posting is much more expedient on a smart phone.
Sending to list, I'm sure it was meant for the whole list and not just me ;)
-Chris
