Please, sir, where does Dan Knight, List Mom, on his updated 2008.02.15 webpage, continue to insist that bottom posting is the only way to post? See content of that page below the link you posted.
Kyle, I wish you no ill -- perhaps it was when you resigned from being List Nanny that Dan Knight, List Mom, posted to all lists saying that the 'banned for top posting' rule was no longer being enforced because Apple Mail even had its default for top posting. Just in the past week, someone reposted Dan Knight's email complete with headers to verify validity of the email. Dan Knight's email said bottom posting was preferred however it was up to the individual poster to determine how best to reply. Surely, Dan Knight's email can be found in the archive. Steve R At 10:54 PM -0700 6/12/09, Kyle Hansen posted: > http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > Netiquette for Email Lists updated 2008.02.15 There are informal rules of Internet communication which are termed netiquette to help people use proper etiquette within forums and email groups. Some examples of poor netiquette are not signing messages, sending unsubscribe messages to the posting address (instead of the administrative address), or TYPING IN ALL CAPS (which is the equivalent of yelling). The Internet is a dynamic environment and netiquette evolves over time. Some rules for the Low End Mac family of mail lists: Remember that replies automatically go to the list, not the just the person who posted the message. You need to change the To: address to respond to an individual. (Some other lists, such as Mac-Mgrs and the Low End Mac Swap list, work just the opposite way. On those lists, a reply goes to the original sender by default, not to the list.) Never post private (off-list) correspondence to the list without the permission of the sender. Please quote only the relevant portion of messages you respond to - and please quote some of the original message so others know what you're responding to. Mom and the nannies are watching. The list managers (the List Owner or "mom" and List Managers or "nannies") have the right to remove posting privileges or ban anyone from the list for vulgarity, trolling, flaming, name calling, threats, or other behavior detrimental to this online community. They also have the right to switch you to moderated mode* for continued violations of the list rules and netiquette; this could escalate to blocking or banning if the infractions continue. Never send attachments to the list. An attachment may contain a virus, may be in a format others cannot use, may not make it through some mail gateways, makes the message bigger, and could bog down both the list server and the mail server. Don't send styled text or HTML files; only send plain text. Styled text may or may not come through as an attachment, but it is very difficult to read with a plain text email client. Google Groups will accept styled text and attachments, and this can result in garbled digests. Style your posting - ASCII style. Please keep "me too" messages off the list; these are best sent privately, if at all. Never send test messages to the list. Test when you have something to say to the list by saying it, not by sending a test message. Please avoid cross posting - sending the same message to several lists at the same time. Pick the list most likely to help, post there, and if you don't find what you need in that forum within a day or so, try another list. Let sleeping threads lie. If it's been over a week since the last posting in a thread, consider it dead and buried. When asking a question, please list relevant information regarding hardware, software, and version of the Mac OS involved. Change the subject line when the subject of the thread changes. If you don't do that, Google Groups will thread it with the old subject. When responding to a digest post, be sure to change the subject to match that of the original message. Signature lines * Signature blocks (sigs) are considered personal expression as long as the poster's name comes between the body of the message and the sig. * Please keep your signature concise. Six lines or less is best. Ten or more is excessive. * Many email clients wrap text at 80 characters or less (sometimes as little as 72); check that your signature doesn't wrap badly because of this. * Taglines should be clearly separated from the body of the email and should come after your name. * Avoid vulgar and offensive taglines. Don't use PGP encryption on your messages. A lot of people (probably most) can't even use it. Disclaimers and authentication. Please don't include corporate disclaimers or PGP authentication when posting to the list. Treat your list neighbor as you wish to be treated. Address breaches of netiquette privately, not on the list. Assume the best, not the worst. And please notify List Mom if things seem to be getting out of hand. Although subscribers may offer specific equipment and services to the list or share an exceptional bargain they have discovered, explicitly commercial postings are prohibited on our lists. Any address or domain posting such will be blocked. Items for sale should generally be posted to the LEM Swap List. Exceptions are made for regional lists (Canada, UK, Australia) and non-Mac lists (Apple II, Lisa, Newton). You many mention a specific item you are auctioning on the appropriate list - however, auction postings are prohibited on the Swap list. Do not send subscribe, unsubscribe, or mode change messages to the list posting address. Follow the instructions in each message or digest to unsubscribe or change mode. You can also manage your subscription online. Vacation mode - switch to "no email" mode. Do not send vacation messages to the list. Most mail servers and email clients that support vacation messages also include a "don't respond to lists" option. Please use it if you set your email client or server to vacation mode. Never post with a fraudulent email address. This is grounds for immediate banning. Please follow established standards when posting acronyms, abbreviations, and the like: * RAM is an acronym for Random Access Memory. ROM is an acronym for Read Only memory. Acronyms should always be capitalized. SIMM and DIMM are also acronyms. * Mac is short for Macintosh; MAC is an acronym for Media Access Control, the hardware ID of ethernet circuitry. * Please capitalize these Apple trademarks as follows: iMac, iBook, PowerBook, MacBook, Mac mini, LaserWriter. There is a space in Power Mac, MacBook Pro, and Mac Pro. * Capital B means bytes; lower case b means bits. Hard drives and RAM are invariably measured in GB and MB, while USB, ethernet, and FireWire speeds are usually specified in Mb per second. * Hertz are named for a person, so the H should always be capitalized. The z is lower-case, as in kHz, MHz, and GHz. * for more on this topic, see our Mac Web Style Guide For more information on the role of the list mom, the nannies, terms we use, and discipline policies, see our Rules of List Management. Dan Knight, list mom --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
