Sorry, new to the group, joined to solve a very specific problem. No idea if any of what Todd and Derek are saying is addressed to me. If so, I don't understand it and wouldn't know bottom-posting from top-fermenting. If not, sorry again.
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Todd Brayer <[email protected]> wrote: > Incidentally, some other mac mailing lists that *do* have strict netiquette > requirements are lists that me and a number of other people have stopped > posting on, because it's far too much of a hassle to get harassed for every > single posting (I think the iMac list even refuses to send your messages). > > Todd Brayer > [email protected] > > > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Derek Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Let's be clear... >> >> There is no LEM netiquette rule requiring (or even suggesting) bottom >> posting. There have been numerous discussions on the subject the result of >> which is that it is up to the individual to decide which method to use. As >> one who even did a little messaging from Argonne (East) to Argonne (West) >> back in the early 80's... I certainly understand the pros and cons of them >> both and utilize the method which seems to fit the need of the moment >> (typically top posting if it is a single reply "message", inline bottom >> posting if there are multiple points with discrete answers). >> >> That said... You do need to do some trimming when replying to a message >> (pay attention to the little footer which is added automatically to every >> message). Quoting LEM netiquette: >> >> ***** >> >> Please quote only the relevant portion of messages you respond to - and >> please quote some of the original message so others know what you're >> responding to. >> >> "You shouldn't have to wade through gobs of extraneous stuff to get to the >> meat of the message. You should include just enough to provide a context for >> the message and no more. (Peter Kimble, my high school CS teacher, now gives >> his students the rule of thumb that at least half of the lines in an email >> message should be their own.)" (A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email by >> Kaitlin Duck Sherwood) >> >> "Quoting sparingly does require manual work, since most email programs >> automatically quote the [whole] original message in replies. But failing to >> edit the original wastes everyone's time and bandwidth." (Adam C. Engst, >> TidBITS #480.) >> >> ***** >> >> Derek >> List Nanny >> >> -- >> ----- >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >> > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
