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Date:      Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:58:07 -0600
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
Subject:   Re: top posting (off-topic)
Message-ID:  <D63B7027-4454-474F-AF4C-62E608D60FA5@hiwaay.net>
In-Reply-To: <7FA9B777A6FFF4225817FE48@[172.16.1.36]>
References:  <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> <7FA9B777A6FFF4225817FE48@[172.16.1.36]>

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On Nov 22, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Paul Schmehl wrote:

> Understood from that perspective, perhaps you can see why people  
> might dislike top posting.

When asking a favor of another, a wise man would not offend his  
potential helper. Many here (and elsewhere) will not reply to a top- 
poster. You want some of my time then you had better take the minimal  
effort to phrase and format your communication.

Less effort, actually. A trimmed insert-reply is not only a more  
accurate communication, but faster to create, as well as faster to  
read and comprehend.

--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net
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Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.




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