Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 00:03:40 +0200 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: rob <rob@pythonemproject.com>, "chat@freebsd.org" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Bottom-quoting (was Re: My friends were amazed at FreeBSD...) Message-ID: <20020526220340.GA1413@lpt.ens.fr> In-Reply-To: <15601.23130.211488.574573@guru.mired.org> References: <20020524143036.C67484@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20020524164101.P51722-100000@muheleja.eenet.ee> <20020524163603.L81843@lpt.ens.fr> <3CEECD6A.5E9BB6A6@pythonemproject.com> <20020525175149.A69827@lpt.ens.fr> <15601.2665.379231.456776@guru.mired.org> <20020526173949.GA230@lpt.ens.fr> <15601.10022.167754.574044@guru.mired.org> <20020526183504.GA472@lpt.ens.fr> <15601.23130.211488.574573@guru.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer said on May 26, 2002 at 16:57:46: > In <20020526183504.GA472@lpt.ens.fr>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr> typed: > > If we're talking annoyance factors, one can pick out several in > > anyone's style. Here are some in yours. > > Note that I didn't pick on annoying factors in any particular persons > style. I objected to recommending someone who hasn't yet learned good > netiquette to adopt what is almost universially recognized as a *bad* > habit. Minor formatting details are just that - minor formatting > details. Top-posting makes it almost impossible to follow the thread > of a conversation. But your recommended solution for clueless newbies -- not quoting at all -- makes it totally impossible to follow the thread (without consulting archives). That was my point. I agree with your other point, that it's better to teach good habits than bad habits (but *not* by teaching them not to quote to start with). On the other hand, bottom-posting is not only very widespread, but (in my opinion) not as bad as you paint it. I myself do it when mailing other people who do it -- it keeps things more consistent. - Rahul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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