On 31 March 2010 01:12, Andrew Garrett <agarr...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Gerard Meijssen > <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hoi, >> The easiest way to deal with such issues is use a decent mail client. I use >> Gmail and it ensures that all the threads are together and in order. It >> hides all the copies of old replies and given the copious amount of storage >> it is no problem that all the crap is still there. >> >> When you argue that this is not best practice, my question to you is, when >> has your best practice been re-evaluated for the last time.. Does it >> consider the improved functionality that is there for you to have ? > > We don't all use gmail. And if you're relying on people's mail clients > hiding the original text, why don't you just remove it so that it goes > away for everyone?
Indeed, posting on a mailinglist is all about respect for the other clients. And boosting your own client as superior and thus not needing to bother with etiquette seems a bit... ignorant or arrogant. I can understand people not being aware of the problem, but ignoring it? That's worse to me. I use gmail, and treat my recipents all equal; none of them get topposts, as it distrubs the way you read things. A: Because it ruins the way people read. Q: Why is topposting bad? _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
