Ouch? :-) Come on, as Udhay says, we are not complaining these days. What's a little fun among silk listers? On Jan 8, 2013 8:47 PM, "Heather Madrone" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I agree. It is the ban on top-posting, rather than the fact that I am a > non-Indian guest on this list (and thus feel that I will learn more by > reading than by posting on the many topics I know nothing about) that keeps > me from being the prolific poster I am on other lists. > > Yes, it's the bottom-posting. I am not intimidated because you are all so > brilliant, witty, clever, and write such lyrically beautiful English. Nor > does it make me nervous when you slash one another to ribbons. I am past > master of the art of civilly reducing other posters' logic to an > exquisitely prepared casserole. It's not that I'd rather rest on laurels > than enter the flame fest and discover I am the main course for the > evening. No, I have no insecurities that, while you are stylistically my > cup of tea, you look like you might be out of my league. > > Definitely the bottom-posting and not the fact that life is rich, full, > and email no longer occupies such a large piece of it. > > On 1/7/13 11:35 PM January 7, 2013, Deepa Mohan wrote: > >> OK, OK, here I go. Udhay, there ARE many times when the >> ..er...bottom-posting becomes irksome, so I don't post at all. I *am* >> serious about saying this, as, I feel, Radhika is, too. >> >> Hahahaha, you can't fuss about this top-posting! >> >> Deepa. >> >> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I won't get into arguments over whether one style is better than >>>> another, but when people refrain from replying on the list because of the >>>> top posting fear, isn't that enough reason to relax the rule? >>>> >>> 1. As I already said, I don't usually make a fuss. >>> 2. Part of being on a list which is dedicated to conversation is >>> mindfulness. That, and keeping the focus on the actual conversation. >>> I'm not anal about it, but I do feel this is an important point. >>> 3. It's far from clear to me that Radhika was serious about >>> top-posting fear being the reason for her infrequent posting. >>> >>> The "no top posting" rule is already sufficiently relaxed, in my opinion. >>> >>> Udhay >>> -- >>> ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Heather Madrone ([email protected]) > http://www.sunsplinter.**blogspot.com<http://www.sunsplinter.blogspot.com> > > A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able > to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that > there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks > humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in > this world no one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and > charity. > > - Eleanor Roosevelt > > >
