Incidentally, some other mac mailing lists that *do* have strict netiquette requirements are lists that me and a number of other people have stopped posting on, because it's far too much of a hassle to get harassed for every single posting (I think the iMac list even refuses to send your messages).
Todd Brayer toddbra...@gmail.com On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Derek Morton <thes...@comcast.net> wrote: > Let's be clear... > > There is no LEM netiquette rule requiring (or even suggesting) bottom > posting. There have been numerous discussions on the subject the result of > which is that it is up to the individual to decide which method to use. As > one who even did a little messaging from Argonne (East) to Argonne (West) > back in the early 80's... I certainly understand the pros and cons of them > both and utilize the method which seems to fit the need of the moment > (typically top posting if it is a single reply "message", inline bottom > posting if there are multiple points with discrete answers). > > That said... You do need to do some trimming when replying to a message > (pay attention to the little footer which is added automatically to every > message). Quoting LEM netiquette: > > ***** > > 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. > > "You shouldn't have to wade through gobs of extraneous stuff to get to the > meat of the message. You should include just enough to provide a context for > the message and no more. (Peter Kimble, my high school CS teacher, now gives > his students the rule of thumb that at least half of the lines in an email > message should be their own.)" (A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email by > Kaitlin Duck Sherwood) > > "Quoting sparingly does require manual work, since most email programs > automatically quote the [whole] original message in replies. But failing to > edit the original wastes everyone's time and bandwidth." (Adam C. Engst, > TidBITS #480.) > > ***** > > Derek > List Nanny > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to > vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
