Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:51:00 -0500 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> To: "Scott Gerhardt" <scott@gerhardt-it.com>, "FreeBSD" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Email Etiquette on this list Message-ID: <001201c17795$fbec89e0$6600000a@ach.domain> In-Reply-To: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGOEFMDAAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Gerhardt > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:53 PM > Subject: Email Etiquette on this list > > Is there a preferred message protocol for responding to this list? > I think it would be helpful is there was some sort of guidling > for composing > and replying to messages. > > I typically do the following protocol for messages, suggestions welcome: > > - Use a meaningful subject line This would help. Additionally, if people could modify subject lines when the subject of the e-mail begins to stray from the original post, that would be great as it would signal new content. > - Replies are posted at the _TOP_ of the message; saves scrolling when > following a long thread and keeps everything is reverse > chronological order. WRONG. By TOP posting, you lose the contextual value of the remarks that have been made along the length of the thread. > - Compose in question/answer format and avoid long philosophical > discussion > where possible or take the long winded disscussions off the list. Guilty as charged, but I do agree. There are times where discussions stray here and keep going so far afield that a number of people lose interest and you're left with a couple of talking heads going back and forth about what widget works best. When posting to the list, you need to keep in mind that this is FreeBSD-Questions... thusly, posts should relate to FreeBSD and have content along the lines of questions (imagine that!) and answers... --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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