Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-15 Thread Mika Suomalainen
15.04.2012 00:53, Camaleón kirjoitti: ... P.S. I find quite hard to understand why there are users who despite consider my postings to be sort a newbie killers and soft-mind perverters are still replying to them. The only conclusion I can reach for this behaviour is that: 1/ my posts

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-15 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:07:16 +0300, Mika Suomalainen wrote: 15.04.2012 00:53, Camaleón kirjoitti: ... P.S. I find quite hard to understand why there are users who despite consider my postings to be sort a newbie killers and soft-mind perverters are still replying to them. The only

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-14 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 01:38:59PM -0700, Al Eridani wrote: On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: But you said above, and I quote: 'A bottom posting style does not mean all the stuff goes to the bottom and now you are saying in response to

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-14 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 05:03:41PM +, Camaleón wrote: «In the interleaved reply style (also called inline reply, point-by- point rebuttal, or, sometimes, bottom posting)...» ^^^ «In the bottom-posting style, the reply is appended to a full or

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-14 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:59:02 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 05:03:41PM +, Camaleón wrote: «In the interleaved reply style (also called inline reply, point-by- point rebuttal, or, sometimes, bottom posting)...» ^^^ «In

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-12 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:18:28 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Mi, 11 apr 12, 17:03:41, Camaleón wrote: «In the bottom-posting style, the reply is appended to a full or partial copy of the original message. The name bottom-posting is sometimes used for inline-style replies, and indeed the two

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 09 apr 12, 13:34:59, Camaleón wrote: To me (and everybody else), both are almost the same. Could you please explain the everybody else part? Just because somebody chooses to stay out of this thread does not mean one automatically agrees with you ;) Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-11 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:26:12 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Lu, 09 apr 12, 13:34:59, Camaleón wrote: To me (and everybody else), both are almost the same. Could you please explain the everybody else part? As I guess you've followed the whole thread, what's exactly what you don't get?

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 apr 12, 15:44:29, Camaleón wrote: Just because somebody chooses to stay out of this thread does not mean one automatically agrees with you ;) It's not *me* who says so, it's written in the Wikipedia article, you will have to ask the author why he/she thinks so :-) That's your

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-11 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:51:48 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Mi, 11 apr 12, 15:44:29, Camaleón wrote: Just because somebody chooses to stay out of this thread does not mean one automatically agrees with you ;) It's not *me* who says so, it's written in the Wikipedia article, you will

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-11 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 apr 12, 17:03:41, Camaleón wrote: «In the bottom-posting style, the reply is appended to a full or partial copy of the original message. The name bottom-posting is sometimes used for inline-style replies, and indeed the two formats are the same when only one point is being

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-09 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:48:23 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 02:18:48PM +, Camaleón wrote: (...) So what's it called when you plonk everything at the bottom, oops sorry, at the very end? End posting? That's also bottom posting. No need to reinvent the wheel all

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-09 Thread Al Eridani
On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz wrote: But you said above, and I quote: 'A bottom posting style does not mean all the stuff goes to the bottom and now you are saying in response to So what's it called when you plonk everything at the bottom, oops

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-08 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:47:51 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 02:58:24PM +, Camaleón wrote: A bottom posting style does not mean all the stuff goes to the bottom Yes it does! That is what bottom posting is. No sir, is just the name what is misleading. Bottom

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-08 Thread Indulekha
In linux.debian.user, Chris Bannister wrote: No, you are confused. There are three entirely different distinct styles: 1) Top posting 2) Bottom posting 3) Interleaved, inline, conversation. style. Therefore, it makes sense to have *THREE* different definitions. correct? There are only

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-08 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 02:18:48PM +, Camaleón wrote: On Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:47:51 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 02:58:24PM +, Camaleón wrote: A bottom posting style does not mean all the stuff goes to the bottom Yes it does! That is what bottom

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-07 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:11:19 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 04:03:05PM +, Camaleón wrote: Bottom posting has been since long the preferred method for newsgroups and then mailing lists but not for forums nor business communications. A bottom posting style does not

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-07 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Apr 07, 2012 at 02:58:24PM +, Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 07 Apr 2012 06:11:19 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 04:03:05PM +, Camaleón wrote: Bottom posting has been since long the preferred method for newsgroups and then mailing lists but not for forums

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-04-06 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 04:03:05PM +, Camaleón wrote: Bottom posting has been since long the preferred method for newsgroups and then mailing lists but not for forums nor business communications. A bottom posting style does not mean all the stuff goes to the bottom Yes it does! That is

[OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-03-30 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:25:42 +0300, Mika Suomalainen wrote: Could someone explain me, what are top- and bottom posting styles? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-03-30 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:25:42 +0300, Mika Suomalainen wrote: Could someone explain me, what are top- and bottom posting styles? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style Though it's generally ideal to go with a

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-03-30 Thread Lisi
On Friday 30 March 2012 16:34:54 Paul Johnson wrote: Though it's generally ideal to go with a conversational style, inserting new text within the quoted material for context.  Top posting almost never meets this, bottom posting only works when the post you're responding to is very short. So

Re: [OT] Posting styles (was: printer Kyocera FSC-5100DN)

2012-03-30 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:34:54 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:25:42 +0300, Mika Suomalainen wrote: Could someone explain me, what are top- and bottom posting styles?