Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:15:15 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> Cc: Scott Gerhardt <scott@gerhardt-it.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Email Etiquette on this list Message-ID: <20011128101515.F51146@monorchid.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20011127225809.25DCD51D@nebula.anchoragerescue.org> References: <KPEMLBLEMPMHGLJOCDEGOEFMDAAA.scott@gerhardt-it.com> <20011127225809.25DCD51D@nebula.anchoragerescue.org>
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On Tuesday, 27 November 2001 at 13:58:08 -0900, Beech Rintoul wrote: > On Tuesday 27 November 2001 12:52 pm, Scott Gerhardt wrote: >> 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 Yes. >> - Replies are posted at the _TOP_ of the message; saves scrolling when >> following a long thread and keeps everything is reverse chronological >> order. No. Post replies where they belong. *That* saves scrolling. If you put a reply some distance from the text to which it refers, it's difficult to see the correlation. Putting them before the text to which they refer, rather than after, is also the wrong way round. If the text is still there, it should be intended to be read, so you'll need to scroll anyway. >> - Compose in question/answer format and avoid long philosophical discussion >> where possible or take the long winded disscussions off the list. >> >> - Use white space to make messages more legible. >> >> - Trim off anything that does not pertain to the current message. These are all good, and in the reference below. > From Greg Lehey: > How to get the best results from FreeBSD questions. > > http://www.lemis.com/questions.html. Note that this gets sent to the list once a week. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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