[cumbria_lug] Cumbria Digest, Vol 195, Issue 2 (Was: Linux User Group meeting in Blackpool)

[Simon Hobson]

Compuk wrote:
>I personally know quite a few Linux users. I'm in Arnside and I have 
>friends in Kendal.
>But we are just not in a position to be involved with a group.

That's not uncommon.

>Sorry about replying at the top. I thought it was usual to reply 
>down the list.

It used to be considered standard etiquette, but so much software 
defaults to making it "easy" to top post and it's been somewhat 
diluted. It varies by list, some will get you a telling off, others 
it's considered acceptable. Personally I'm of the opinion that top 
posting rarely makes sense and usually goes hand in hand in the 
second faux-pa - failing to trim excess quoted material which is out 
of sight and out of mind off the bottom of the screen.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

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