Side posting [was: Re: [plug] [article] Open Code Market (OCM)]

[Craig Ringer]

>>>BTW, side-posters?  I've heard of top-posters and bottom-posters but
>>>side-posters is a new one on me.
> 
> I like the old usenet style of addressing each point of the persons post
> by entering text where it is required. It does annoy me slightly when
> people delete the whole quoted text and only answer the parts they want
> to and without the level of detail required.

I think it can be needed in long threads, though. Things can become 
impossible to follow otherwise. I also think that an answer to only the 
bits of a question that somebody knows /how/ to answer is generally 
better than no answer at all.

Of course, in a private discussion it drives me /nuts/ when people 
cut/ignore questions, but in a mailing list context it can make sense - 
certainly when answering a technical question.

Craig Ringer


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