Curtis LaMasters wrote:
Gotta tell you guys...this is out right frustrating. Is it the fact
there's some buttons on the keyboard called cursor keys, they move the
little blob around which indicates where what you type will appear.
you press the cursor down and type the response at the bottom.
Curtis LaMasters wrote:
This is a bottom post.
I actually find that to be annoying to read. However, in the spirit
this is why a forum is often best, as it basically forces
bottom-posting, but people can read the replies backwards if they want.
2009/7/31 Paul Mansfield it-admin-pfse...@taptu.com:
Curtis LaMasters wrote:
This is a bottom post.
I actually find that to be annoying to read. However, in the spirit
this is why a forum is often best, as it basically forces
bottom-posting, but people can read the replies backwards if
This is a good example, why bottom-posting sucks...
Why do i need to scroll past all previous teks i read just few seconds
ago, following that thread?
If i need to read it, then i could scroll down, but rarely there is need
for that.
--
Veiko
iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009
I think that top-posting is better or simpler
top-posting is more natural, everything in the nature that is newer
is on the top ... this is what we as first see
on the other hand we are more trained to read from top to bottom,
the newest words in a message are on the bottom...
we write from top
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 02:08:38PM +0300, Veiko Kukk wrote:
This is a good example, why bottom-posting sucks...
God gracious help us. What's wrong with interleaved
posting?
Why do i need to scroll past all previous teks i read just few seconds
ago, following that thread?
Because they're
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Eugen Leitleu...@leitl.org wrote:
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 02:08:38PM +0300, Veiko Kukk wrote:
This is a good example, why bottom-posting sucks...
God gracious help us. What's wrong with interleaved
posting?
Why do i need to scroll past all previous teks i
intentionally not trimming - see below
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM,
apiase...@midatlanticbb.comapiase...@midatlanticbb.com wrote:
iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Curtis LaMasters
curtislamast...@gmail.com mailto:curtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Gotta tell
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 6:08 AM, Veiko Kukkveiko.k...@krediidipank.ee wrote:
This is a good example, why bottom-posting sucks...
Why do i need to scroll past all previous teks i read just few seconds ago,
following that thread?
If i need to read it, then i could scroll down, but rarely there
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
http://idallen.com/topposting.html
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Scott
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Thanks Scott. I know what top posting is...I just don't know why you
think I did. I hit reply, type my message and go forth. Didn't think
it needed to be any harder than that.
Curtis LaMasters
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http://www.builtnetworks.com
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:15 PM,
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Scott. I know what top posting is...I just don't know why you
think I did. I hit reply, type my message and go forth. Didn't think
it needed to be any harder than that.
I did not think anything -- This
You was not specifically YOU...rather the list.
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Scott Ullrichsullr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks
- Curtis LaMasters curtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Scott. I know what top posting is...I just don't know why you
think I did. I hit reply, type my message and go forth. Didn't
think
it needed to be any harder than that.
Curtis LaMasters
http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Scott. I know what top posting is...I just don't know why you
think I did. I hit reply, type my message and go forth. Didn't think
it needed to be any harder than that.
It can be a lot harder than that.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Curtis LaMasters curtislamast...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thanks Scott. I know what top posting is...I just don't know why you
think I did. I hit reply, type my message and go forth. Didn't think
it needed to be any harder than that.
Curtis LaMasters
And I think the point is being missed. WHY WAS MY MESSAGE VIEWED AS
TOP POSTED. Ok, I committed my internet crime of YELLING in caps for
the day. In Gmail, is there a proper way to not top post?
Curtis LaMasters
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http://www.builtnetworks.com
On Wed, Jul 29,
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:31 PM, iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately Gmail top posts by default. So expecting bottom posting to be
and to remain the default behavior may be an exercise in futility. proper
ettiquite or not, some people just bang off replies and figure everything is
a-ok.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Curtis LaMasters curtislamast...@gmail.com
wrote:
And I think the point is being missed. WHY WAS MY MESSAGE VIEWED AS
TOP POSTED. Ok, I committed my internet crime of YELLING in caps for
the day. In Gmail, is there a proper way to not top post?
Curtis
This is top posting apparently.
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http://www.builtnetworks.com
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Curtis LaMasters
curtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
And I think the point is being
And this is bottom posting. Correct?
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
This is top posting apparently.
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http://www.builtnetworks.com
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM, iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:33
To which one?
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM, David Burgessapt@gmail.com wrote:
Yes.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
This is top posting apparently.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
And this is bottom posting. Correct?
Well, I don't think it's top-posting or bottom-posting if you delete
all prior content.
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The current is an example of top-posting, in response to your
top-post. I don't think you've bottom-posted in this thread yet.
db
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
To which one?
Curtis LaMasters
http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:41 PM, David Burgessapt@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
And this is bottom posting. Correct?
Well, I don't think it's top-posting or bottom-posting if you delete
all prior content.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:41 PM, David Burgessapt@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
And this is bottom posting. Correct?
Well, I don't
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
How about now? Bottom posting?
Bingo.
Ha ha. Now Scott's saying no and I'm saying yes. In my view, you
bottom-posted, although you could refine it further by trimming the
quoted text to which you're replying.
Gotta tell you guys...this is out right frustrating. Is it the fact
that I'm using Gmail or that by definition, threading in email is
broken by design. I would have imagined that the Spamassassin mailing
list would have eaten all Gmail users alive if Gmail were the issue.
Curtis LaMasters
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Curtis LaMasters curtislamast...@gmail.com
wrote:
Gotta tell you guys...this is out right frustrating. Is it the fact
that I'm using Gmail or that by definition, threading in email is
broken by design. I would have imagined that the Spamassassin mailing
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Gotta tell you guys...this is out right frustrating. Is it the fact
that I'm using Gmail or that by definition, threading in email is
broken by design. I would have imagined that the Spamassassin mailing
list
HItting reply resulted in the above
A proper bottom post then looks like this:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Gotta tell you guys...this is out right frustrating. Is it the fact
that I'm using Gmail or that by definition, threading in
iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Curtis LaMasters
curtislamast...@gmail.com mailto:curtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Gotta tell you guys...this is out right frustrating. Is it the fact
that I'm using Gmail or that by definition, threading in email is
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
I actually find that to be annoying to read. However, in the spirit
of good internetship, I'll oblige. Sorry any problems I may have
caused. Let me know if I did that correctly.
That looks correct.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Scott Ullrich sullr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
I actually find that to be annoying to read. However, in the spirit
of good internetship, I'll oblige. Sorry any problems I may have
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Scott Ullrichsullr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
I actually find that to be annoying to read. However, in the spirit
of good internetship, I'll oblige. Sorry any problems I may have
this is top posting
Above all else, this is just spamming the mailing list and wasted 5 minutes of
my life reading thru that horrible slew of emails
this is bottom posting
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Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] A note about top vs bottom posting -- please
read and make sure you bottom post on our lists. Thank you.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009
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De: Curtis LaMasters [mailto:curtislamast...@gmail.com]
Enviado el: miércoles, 29 de julio de 2009 14:12
Para: support@pfsense.com
Asunto: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 06.2/5.0] Re: [pfSense Support] A note
about top vs bottom posting -- please read and make sure you
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:28:14AM -0600, David Burgess wrote:
It can be a lot harder than that. It's effectively illustrated in the
links that Scott provided. A little effort in replying can save a lot
of wasted effort in trying to bring oneself up to speed or refresh
one's memory on a long
Eugen Leitl wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:28:14AM -0600, David Burgess wrote:
It can be a lot harder than that. It's effectively illustrated in the
links that Scott provided. A little effort in replying can save a lot
of wasted effort in trying to bring oneself up to speed or refresh
one's
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 2:46 PM, wayneplet...@gmail.com wrote:
Eugen Leitl wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:28:14AM -0600, David Burgess wrote:
It can be a lot harder than that. It's effectively illustrated in the
links that Scott provided. A little effort in replying can save a lot
of
wayne wrote:
Eugen Leitl wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:28:14AM -0600, David Burgess wrote:
It can be a lot harder than that. It's effectively illustrated in the
links that Scott provided. A little effort in replying can save a lot
of wasted effort in trying to bring oneself up to speed
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:31 AM, iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately Gmail top posts by default. So expecting bottom posting to be
and to remain the default behavior may be an exercise in futility. proper
ettiquite or not, some people just bang off replies and figure everything is
a-ok.
David Rees wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:31 AM, iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately Gmail top posts by default. So expecting bottom posting to be
and to remain the default behavior may be an exercise in futility. proper
ettiquite or not, some people just bang off replies and figure
Thanks everyone. Learning has occurred.
Curtis LaMasters
http://www.curtis-lamasters.com
http://www.builtnetworks.com
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Gary Buckmasterg...@s4f.com wrote:
David Rees wrote:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:31 AM, iggd...@gmail.com wrote:
Unfortunately Gmail top
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 02:59:23PM -0500, Curtis LaMasters wrote:
I find it funny when people assume because they do a certain thing,
that they must not be doing x. I have 9 mailing lists that I
participate in, and as I mentioned before, none have bothered me or
others for that matter about
- Curtis LaMasters curtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone. Learning has occurred.
Curtis LaMasters
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I really hate to fan the flames here... but I just HAD to do this:
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Curtis
LaMasterscurtislamast...@gmail.com wrote:
And this is bottom posting. Correct?
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I really hate to fan the flames here... but I just HAD to do this:
http://diy.despair.com/output/poster84114313.jpg
The hilarity and simultaneous irritation this thread has caused is just
fantastic.
--Tim
Yes, I noticed that just as soon as I sent it. Thanks for the virtual
slap in the
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