From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 23 17:15:47 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 393B416A417 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:15:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsilver@chrononomicon.com) Received: from trans-warp.net (hyperion.trans-warp.net [216.37.208.37]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98DFE13C455 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:15:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsilver@chrononomicon.com) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (unverified [65.193.73.208]) by trans-warp.net (SurgeMail 3.8f2) with ESMTP id 144306080-1860479 for multiple; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:15:36 -0500 Message-ID: <47470AA8.2000109@chrononomicon.com> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:15:20 -0500 From: Bart Silverstrim User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Robert Huff References: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> <47470077.7030706@chrononomicon.com> <18247.2001.225405.533640@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <18247.2001.225405.533640@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Authenticated-User: bsilver@chrononomicon.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Brent Jones Subject: Re: top posting (off-topic) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:15:47 -0000 Robert Huff wrote: > Bart Silverstrim writes: > >> You're right in that top posting is a savings in effort. > > I disagree. It's not a savings, it's a transfer - moves the > work from the poster to the reader. Okay, I'll qualify my statement by saying it is a time and effort saver for the author only... -Bart