PLEASE, PLEASE, NO MORE E-MAILS-I HAVE UNINSTALLED OPENOFFICE!!! THANK YOU. In a message dated 2/14/2010 8:29:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Nothing has changed, nor is it likely to. You can relax. I don't think the value of this thread to later readers will be decreased by mixed posting. You've expressed your opinion (about opinion) in a polite and civil fashion. That's what will keep the list functional. Troll/Idiot Your mother was right. Be polite. On 14-Feb-10 04:57, Richard Travers wrote: > In article<[email protected]>, > Troll/Idiot<[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 13-Feb-10 08:52, Programmer In Training wrote: >> > >>> Top-posting: really bad >>> bottom-posting: still bad, but not as bad as top-posting and generally >>> only horrible without proper snipping. >>> Interleaved responses: ideal and best >>> >>> >> Well, that's a valid opinion. >> > But it is not about 'opinion' is it? It is about practicality. It is about > having a functional mailing list that offers useable advice to people with > problems. > > It might be possible for such a list to function with the flow running from > bottom to top - i.e. using top posting - (although I really have to say that > for someone coming late to a thread where several people have already > contributed the procedure of scrolling to the bottom, scrolling up a bit to > find the top of the last - i.e. first - post, scrolling down to read it, > scrolling back up to find the top of the next contribution, scrolling down > to read it, and repeating that up and down for each posting, is a real pain > - it may work fine for a simple question plus answer - it does not work for > a discussion), or with the flow running from top to bottom (much easier to > follow, but that's my opinion, of course). > > What is NOT functional is a mix of top- and bottom- posting in the same > thread. Such a thread quickly becomes unreadable and hence useless. Thus a > mailing list needs to set a rule to ensure that everybody follows the same > protocol. That is a matter of practical necessity. > > As has been pointed out already, the published rule for this list is > interspersed posting (ie bottom posting, topic by topic in a post). You may > not like that - it may be your 'opinion' that that is not the best way. But > the list has to have consistency or it just becomes chaotic. > > You may, of course, feel that your preference, your 'opinion', overrules the > need for a functional list. If that is the case, so-be-it - there is little > anyone else can do about that. But perhaps you can see why there needs to be > a rule? > > R. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
