* Betr.: " [tryton] Re: Netiquette and Top-post" (Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:54:16
  -0800 (PST)):

Usually I don't take part in formal discussions. I am replying here, because I
don't want the project lose interested people by filtering posts based on
formal aspects.

> On Thursday, June 30, 2011 2:44:26 AM UTC-7, Cédric Krier wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > It seems there is a lot of new comers on this mailing list.
> > So I want remind you the rules about posting on mailing list (netiquette).
> >
> >     http://linux.sgms-centre.com/misc/netiquette.php
> >
> > Especially the top-posting rule which is the more annoying one.
> >
> > If someone continue to top-post, I will take my moderator right and put his
> > email address under moderation and only correct email will be accepted.
> >
> >
> > I'm glad you said this. I find myself frustrated to the point of just 
> filtering top-posters to /dev/null and therefore categorically dismissing 

Wrong quotation level of the first line.

<snip>
...much text containing assumptions with respect to the objectives of a 'top
poster'...
</snip>

> -- 
> -- 

Double signature separator.

Is it perhaps a little bit too harsh to point this way to other posters? Please
take a look at your own post...


Please don't get me wrong: I am a usenet user since very long time and I know
about netiquette very well. And since I am usenet user I love RFCs. In this
case it is [1]. AFAIK top/bottom posting is/was never part of netiquette as
stated by RFCs.

Before doing filtering based on other post properties than inappropriate
content I would like to emphasize on the following:

- It is good bahavior to state the guidelines of a mailing list on the home
  page of the mailing list. This is neither the case for tryton [2] nor for
  tryton-dev [3].

- There was never a community process introducing discussion and voting about
  the intended guidelines. AFAIS there exist different opinions. They should be
  discussed before taking decisions.

Nevertheless I am grateful for each friendly hint to a readable style, which in
discussion groups for me is correct citation and appropriate adding of own text
below the citation.

Just my 2¢,
Mathias

[1] http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855
[2] https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/tryton
[3] https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/tryton-dev

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