Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-05 Thread coz DS
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 4:08 PM, coz DS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > >

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Cory K.
Justin Dugger wrote: > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Vadim Peretokin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think it's because Ubuntu artwork made it on Digg again, and a lot of >> people joined the list who aren't familiar with them at all. >> > > Which means etiquette really isn't as commonl

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Justin Dugger
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Vadim Peretokin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it's because Ubuntu artwork made it on Digg again, and a lot of > people joined the list who aren't familiar with them at all. Which means etiquette really isn't as commonly accepted as a select anachronistic few

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Vadim Peretokin
I think it's because Ubuntu artwork made it on Digg again, and a lot of people joined the list who aren't familiar with them at all. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread skunkrecords
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:24 PM, Dean Landolt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, top posting is quite annoying when you're trying to view the thread >> linearly. Imagine if on a forum someone kept finding a way of posting before >> the original author way back on page one. >> >> Anyway, in Gmail

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Dean Landolt
> Well, top posting is quite annoying when you're trying to view the thread > linearly. Imagine if on a forum someone kept finding a way of posting before > the original author way back on page one. > > Anyway, in Gmail it's pretty easy to avoid. When you do a replay just page > down to after the p

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread David
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Dean Landolt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I'm getting a bit tired of this eternal Top Posting rant. In the >> future mail, please perceived offenders off-list. >> > > +1 > > I know I'm just a lurker who ha

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Dean Landolt
> I'm getting a bit tired of this eternal Top Posting rant. In the > future mail, please perceived offenders off-list. > +1 I know I'm just a lurker who has very little to offer, but frankly, this constant complaint is off putting. I total

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Justin Dugger
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alexi Helligar wrote: >> Don't know about the "top-posting" business. I use Gmail and I just >> reply to messages I receive. > > Please follow well established etiquette or don't post to the list. > > http://www.ubuntu.com/suppor

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Ashton
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 4:40 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Aug 4, 2008, at 3:06 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:32 PM, shadowh511 < <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Why do we care about top posting again? >> > > > For

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread shadowh511
On Aug 4, 2008, at 3:06 PM, Ashton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:32 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Why do we care about top posting again? For consistency. For example, why do we care about having lanes where traffic flows in one direction? What do we

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Ashton
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:32 PM, shadowh511 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why do we care about top posting again? > For consistency. For example, why do we care about having lanes where traffic flows in one direction? What do we care if someone wants to go the other way? Ashton -- ubuntu-art

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread shadowh511
On Aug 4, 2008, at 2:25 PM, "Ken Vermette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:08 PM, coz DS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > We need to be carefu

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Ken Vermette
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 5:08 PM, coz DS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: >> >> > We need to be careful to avoid putting too many barriers in place. >> > Nothing sti

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 4:08 PM, coz DS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: >> >> > We need to be careful to avoid putting too many barriers in place. >> > Nothing sti

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread coz DS
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > > > We need to be careful to avoid putting too many barriers in place. > > Nothing stifles creativity and enthusiasm more than getting hit with a > > laundry list o

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote: > We need to be careful to avoid putting too many barriers in place. > Nothing stifles creativity and enthusiasm more than getting hit with a > laundry list of rules and regulations you must comply with (well, > except maybe getting caught up

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Salane Ashcraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Please follow well established etiquette or don't post to the list. >> >> http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette#head-c70bc55ce24849bd82885e8b0f7e972465944b5a >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Alexi Helligar
[snip] > Please follow well established etiquette or don't post to the list. [snip] > -Cory K. Sorry! Did not mean to make your life more difficult through my ignorance of well established etiquette. Will try to do better. -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubun

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Cory K.
Salane Ashcraft wrote: > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Alexi Helligar wrote: >> >>> Don't know about the "top-posting" business. I use Gmail and I just >>> reply to messages I receive. >>> >> Please follow well established etiquette or don't

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Salane Ashcraft
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Cory K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alexi Helligar wrote: >> Don't know about the "top-posting" business. I use Gmail and I just >> reply to messages I receive. > > Please follow well established etiquette or don't post to the list. > > http://www.ubuntu.com/suppor

Re: [ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

2008-08-04 Thread Cory K.
Alexi Helligar wrote: > Don't know about the "top-posting" business. I use Gmail and I just > reply to messages I receive. Please follow well established etiquette or don't post to the list. http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette#head-c70bc55ce24849bd82885e8b0f7e972465944b