top posting has been the industry standard since the late 1980s. On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 08:47 +1000, Simon Cropper wrote:
> On 03/06/11 04:18, PLO wrote: > > So I was just curious, is this an unmoderated list? > > It appears so. > > At the moment I am considering creating my own personal blacklist of > users to try and quieten down the off topic dribble. > > The alternative is to unsubscribe but I would hate to loose the insight > of others or have someone else go wanting because I left the list. > > The links at the bottom of this page direct you to the posting > guidelines. They are short and sweet... > > "How to write a good mail? > > Just write a mail, You would like to read from very top to very > bottom line by line. > > - Write what You would like to see > - delete, what You wouldn't like to see > - keep an attitude You would like to face > - write a style You would like to read > > The following links lead to information which help You achieve > the above." http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > In short they say "do what you think is appropriate". There appears to > be only one rule -- "read from very top to very bottom line by line" or > putting it colloquially "bottom post or inline comments are ok, top > posting is out. > > I vote for moderators to end these off-topic tirades, This morning I > count 3 or more threads with multiple emails arguing the same points > regarding NetEquitte. Only one person actually answered a question. > > -- > Cheers Simon > > Simon Cropper > Principal Consultant > Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd > PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC > W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au > -- Roland Hughes, President Logikal Solutions (630)-205-1593 http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com http://www.infiniteexposure.net No U.S. troops have ever lost their lives defending our ethanol reserves. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] In case of problems unsubscribing, write to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
