Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2022 14:04:13 +0000 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Posting Style Message-ID: <20221107140413.4812551865f473cfc4a993d5@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <CADqw_gLCvLaMyEXBjBw1esQLwea6sxTwm8=WVSnf6oya6ut%2BGQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20221106222404.ew2xhposne7aesvw@freebsd> <20221107131823.67c957cadb4bd11a4d00ba03@sohara.org> <CADqw_gLCvLaMyEXBjBw1esQLwea6sxTwm8=WVSnf6oya6ut%2BGQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 14:29:09 +0100 Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> wrote: > I think about it this way: if you have two (or a very small number of) > people involved in a conversation from the beginning, top-posting > may(!) make sense, because everyone involved is at the same "place", The place where top posting makes most sense is the corporate environment where an email thread starts with two (or more) people and as discussion goes on more people are added to weigh in with their thoughts. Done right it looks a bit like this when it arrives in the unsuspecting Fiona's inbox, complete with all the context she needs to see what's going on. She just has to read it message by message from bottom to top. To: Andy, Bernice, Charlie, Diane Cc: Fiona Oh ye gods Charlie you've got it all backwards for the new way of doing things. Fiona didn't we publicise this ? Andy you need to do <this>. I'm going to give a talk on the new system, it seems nobody reads the docs. Eddy. A little while ago Diane wrote: To: Andy, Bernice, Charlie Cc: Eddy I passed that project on to Eddy. Diane. Shortly before Charlie wrote: To: Bernice, Andy Cc: Diane Hey Diane please comment on <subject> and my <burble> I worked on <subject> for a bit and I think <burble> but Diane has reworked the whole thing since and it'd be best to check with her. Charlie. Even earlier Bernice wrote: To: Andy Cc: Charlie Hey Charlie could you comment on <subject> Sure I know a bit about it and <burble> but Charlie is the one who knows most about <subject> which matters a lot in <burble> Bernice. Once upon a time Andy wrote: To: Bernice Hey Bernice I have this problem I think you can help with <burble burble> -- Steve O'Hara-Smith Odds and Ends at http://www.sohara.org/
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