OT: posting ettiquette, Was: Re: [plug] plip windows 98 <-> linux

[Leon Blackwell]

That's it.  I'm going    On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 10:33:17PM -0800, russ
to start quoting         powers wrote:
everything on the        > Of course, there is no case needed,
right hand side.         > top-posting rules!
                         > 
Sure, I realise that     > :)
this doesn't quite       > 
match up with the        > --- Greg Mildenhall
usual format, but        > <assassin at live.wasp.net.au> wrote:
I'm sure you'll all      > > On 5 Feb 2002, William Kenworthy wrote:
soon realise that my     > > > Obviously a typo - top-posting rules.
way is perfectly         > > 
acceptable.  Heck,       > > No. There is no case to be made for top-posting at
there's no way I'm       > > all.
going to read RFC        > > If you are including part of the previous
1855 or listen to        > message in
the complaints of my     > > your message, it is
fellows.                 > > because you are replying to it. If you are
                         > replying
As for trimming          > > to it, you need to
quoted text; why         > > write your reply underneath so that the context of
should I bother?         > > your reply is clear.
I've got a great big     > > If you do not need the context, then you should not
`net connection and      > > be including it.
it's only a few          > > Either way, you do not top-post.
extra kilobytes!         > > 
If others don't have     > > > I (and any number of others) use a 3
bandwidth to burn,       > window view -
they should really       > > if no interesting
get with the program     > > > text is in view and I have to scroll down
and upgrade to a         > > 
direct microwave         > > That is an excellent argument for trimming your
link to QV/1 or a        > > quotations.
fibre-optic link         > > It is not applicable in defense of top-posting.
directly into the        > > 
AARNET backbone.         > > > Not sure how those archaic text mail clients do
                         > > it, you may be locked
Sheesh.                  > > > into bottom-posting?
                         > > 
The next thing you       > > No. We are locked into bottom-posting by common
know, they'll be         > > courtesy, and the desire
telling me that I        > > for our posts to be understood.
shouldn't use blink      > > 
tags on my webpage       > > > So if you want your words read ...
or that I can't send     > > 
copies of really cool    > >  ... Trim your quotes.
chain letters to the     > > 
list.                    > > -Greg
                         > > 


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