OT: Top post rules with side posting, was Re: OT: posting ettiquette, Was: Re: [plug] plip windows 98 <-> linux

[russ powers]

WOW, I like that, top post rules even more with side
posting!!!

--- Leon Blackwell <leon at lostrealm.com> wrote:
> 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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