[Sussex] Top posting [ was Ubuntu boot problems ]

[Steve Dobson]

Nik and everyone

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 07:07:11AM +0000, nik wrote:
> Top Posting , Thread Jacking, subject morphing  and other post-iqutte 
> [1].... Its appropriate that as new members and new netizens join in the 
> verbal foray that they know the good manners (id say rules or etiquette 
> but that seems to hard ) . This does thread for instance harks back to 
> the  another members comments ( I forget his name ) about how as a club 
> or a group its important that we establish a method or process for both 
> the meetings and the mailng lists. Maybe now is the time that we have  a 
> guidelines page on the list to aid people, when they join, understand 
> how to post to the list and what etiquette is acceptable and what is not 
> . . now thats a thought that should spark a good point of easter holiday 
> conversation.

I've been having similar thoughts myself, but no time to write anything.
If someone would like to write some text - even if it is only a first
draft, then I'll put it up.

Steve