[sclug] TopPosting Was: Helping others into FOSS/Linux

[Alan Pearson]

Thought I'd weigh in on this one.
As you can see I have top posted.

I do so as it is MY choice.
It is also YOUR choice to ignore it if it annoys you.

Yes, by all means give advice and say that it makes more sense to 
Inline post, but there is no RIGHT way to do it.
Just strong opinions.


I could have posted in line, but often this means it can get so 
convulted and indented that it is hard to read (especially with a deep 
thread).
Yes trimming helps.

As a topic such as this is fresh in everyones minds, inline posting 
will not help as I'm not responding to any specific point raised by 
other posters.

Top / Inline posting should be used where appropriate, and in this 
case, in line posting is not appropriate as NONE of you will read what 
I've replied to.

I look forward to being ignored by Alex, but I know I won't be :-))


On 4 May 2005, at 11:50, Alex Butcher wrote:

> On Wed, 4 May 2005, Darren Davison wrote:
>
>> On Wed, May 4, 2005 10:58, Patrick said:
>>> Because its easy.
>>
>> for the person composing the mail yes - absolutely no argument at all 
>> - it
>> would be easier for me too and I'd spend less time writing email.  But
>> that person is trying to participate in a community and basically 
>> saying
>> "I can't be bothered to expend a little effort to make it easier for 
>> you. I don't care if it costs you more that I do it this way." That's 
>> what
>> seems strange to me.
>
> Which is also ultimately short-sighted, seeing as it's the *former* 
> party
> who's attempting to communicate their ideas *to* the latter. Writers 
> who
> make no effort to make their writing easily and clearly understood by 
> their
> target audience deserve to be ignored.
>
> I think I might just start ignoring top-posters altogether.
>
> Best Regards,
> Alex.
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