From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 20 00:51:09 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB35916A4CE for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:51:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bast.unixathome.org (bast.unixathome.org [66.11.174.150]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BE9B43D3F for ; Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:51:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from xeon (xeon.unixathome.org [192.168.0.18]) by bast.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 114873D3D for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:51:05 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:51:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Dan Langille X-X-Sender: dan@xeon.unixathome.org To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20040819153936.84A2632736@smtp2.pacifier.net> Message-ID: <20040819204755.N39209@xeon.unixathome.org> References: <20040819153936.84A2632736@smtp2.pacifier.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: RE: Why top-posting is bad X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:51:09 -0000 On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Charles Oppermann wrote: > >> > Most people are used to email in the corporate context and thus > used to top-posting. > << > > That's a valid point that's not appreciated on either side of the argument. I am not speaking to any particular person when I say: When one joins a group, one tends to follow the practices of that group. That applies whether it's a country, a club, or a list. Claims that you behave differently elsewhere are invalid because different groups have different behaviours. You'll fit in better if you adapt. If you feel that strongly against a group view, perhaps you shouldn't be in that group. -- Dan Langille - http://www.langille.org/