Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 22:13:21 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Cert Message-ID: <20200531221321.802962ddd909a8014e9310cf@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaXk=zkz8debOhn4B5hBuVkfxQYANKzAvG4ZH8j8S5q4A6A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CY4PR19MB165585A7D4670DC49DB5523AF9B10@CY4PR19MB1655.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <626d9ab4-b00b-6112-8697-ea972eceb5b2@heuristicsystems.com.au> <CY4PR19MB0104A96DFD1E7341E18A65D4F98C0@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <8696720e-3c03-8ffa-6b2c-4c4c98772a49@FreeBSD.org> <CY4PR19MB0104E969DF526271C147614AF98C0@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CY4PR19MB01048E1DAB5926767102192CF98C0@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200531005421.8f845320.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB0104BA01C861C5788EFB7D12F98C0@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200531034231.5a6a7092@archlinux> <CAGBxaXk=zkz8debOhn4B5hBuVkfxQYANKzAvG4ZH8j8S5q4A6A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 30 May 2020 22:16:42 -0400 Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote: > Just a general comment on the "no top posting" "rule" that FreeBSD has no Interleaved posting and trimming of context is generally appropriate in mailing lists and USENET where the full context is available to all but having the immediate context makes for very natural conversational reading. > one else has such a rule and many mail clients do top posting by default Top posting and retention of complete context is generally appropriate when the recipients are individuals and the set of recipients is liable to change as the thread progresses, a common pattern for internal email threads in many companies. The point being that it benefits everyone to adopt the appropriate style for the context which is why interleaved posting has been encouraged on USENET for longer than the Internet has existed but sees little use in corporate settings. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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