I'm superhuman, because I don't have threaded views with multiple levels, and I can STILL tell what people are responding to, even if they don't even include quotes.
I like top posters, they're my friends, because then I don't have to scroll the autopreview. :-) /me puts on his asbestos suit. --------- Tyler "[TASF]Overkill" Schwend "Semper facere bonum, an a amare odium, vita mors." --- Server operator of [LCGA]Telefragged: Counter-Strike: telefragged.lynchburg.edu:27015 http://schwend-t.web.lynchburg.edu > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Stefan > Huszics > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:04 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [OT]^2 bottom/top posting & quoting > > > Steven Hartland wrote: > > >If I've read the previous post 2min / 2 hours ago I > don't want to have > >to scroll through it again to see the new content its > just pointless. > > > Obviously you have not understood another concept in > good maillist > behaviour. > Only quote the sections you actually reply to. > If you don't include eg 300 lines of nonrelevant text, > there will be > nothing for others to "scroll through again". > > In this respect there is a big difference between how > to post to a > maillist and how write mail to eg a supportdepartment > (in the latter > it's often crucial that you toppost and include the > full mails from all > previous contacts as reference since it's not > nessecarily the same > person you are communicating with thoughout the contact). > > Some short guidelines > Maillists: Bottompost & minimal quoting > Supportmail: Toppost & full quoting > Private email: Whatever you feel comfortable with > since the person you > are replying to likely knows what (s)he wrote you anyway. > > -- > /Stefan > > Software never has bugs. It just develops random features. =) > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view > the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
