On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 02:06:23 +0100, "Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> on Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 10:17:49AM +0100, Chris Wilcox > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > From: "Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Can't mount cdrom > > Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:53:49 +0100 > > > Please use postfix quoting format: your reply goes below the > > > material cited. ..aka conversational quotes, produces "a way to _talk_ about it". > > I don't think I'm the only one who doesn't always follow this > > methodology but I will attempt to make an effort to use it in the > > future. I'm a member of a few mailing lists and some use the > > opposite ie top-posting. It is easy to get confused, either that or > > I'm easily confused! ..is _why_ we advice first lurk on each list, then set up your mailer appropriately for each list, _before_ your first post. > There are many arguments for why this format is appropriate. The most > succinct is a four line sig: > > > 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 on usenet and in e-mail? > > Top-quoting leads to a number of sins, including insufficient > trimming, excessive quoting, and misattribution... > ...and law suit threats: I have fond memories of an "IT Professional with Over 10 years Experience in IT and 10 in the Press" who went, and _stayed_ ballistic, over being dismissed as a Dimwit Lightweight by yours truly, after "I" suggested he was. ;-) ..he slid off the hook after I, uhm, helped him prove the truth, ;-) and after I suggested better and more expensive legal counsel than he wanted to use on me, I mean, why not do it with _authority_. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
