OldSarge wrote:
To ALL: First, I wish ALL guru's or othewise being an authority on all
of this, would get together on whether to top or bottom. I have had one
or more say they do not want to read through old information, but want
new on top, and, then I get those who say the convention is to post on
bottom!
Here is the "official" statement of convention found at
http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html
"Replying
When replying to other people it is customary to intersperse your
response with their questions, both so you can answer the actual
question that was asked, and so everyone else has some idea what you are
talking about. It is also customary to limit your quoting to the minimum
possible to get your point across. Take the time to be considerate,
remember those subscribers who have slow, expensive connections."
I am replying to you in the manner described for you to see that there
are far worse alternatives than top or bottom posting. This manner of
interspersed reply was created by a sadist and all of its adherents are
sado-masochists in my never-to-be-humble opinion.
Well, it is obvious to me and to anyone who can read, that there
is NO CONVENTION that is generally accepted! Secondly, I am NO TROLL,
that description fits those who refuse to help, as per the additional
message from someone in need that I included in one of mine!!!! I will
post the way I have until someone can get all together and make sure
which way it should be! As for my problems with Suse, ...
Oh yeah, they also have the rumblings about stripping out unnecessary
text and other stuff. So, because I'm talking about your concern about
posting, the problems you're having with SuSe are not important and
folks who just tuned in on the thread will have to look elsewhere to
pick up those pieces. I hope I'm successfully communicating my opinion
of the "official convention." If not, here's a clue for those slow on
the uptake: I'm being as sarcastic as I can find how to be.
I personally pefer top-posting. If someone is new to the thread and
wants to learn more about the topic of the thread, they are welcome to
scroll down and read more - unless it's been deleted by someone
following one of the other "conventions." But, whether top or bottom,
at least it's possible to find the new material quickly. People who
advocate interspersed will be condemned for eternity to operating in
that mode while the rest of us are enjoying top-posted heaven or bottom-
posted next-to-heaven. Furthermore, people who get their noses bent out
of joint by this reponse to the topic deserve to look funny.
Finally, anyone who wants to rag on someone else for where and when to
post needs first to get their own life in order. Better yet, they earn
a big Foxtrot 169. ;-D
Doug
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