Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:06:15 -0800 (PST) From: GESBBB <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Top Posting Mania [was Re: FreeBSD 7.O compiled code is very slow] Message-ID: <355045.27238.qm@web32105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20090219005944.8E9311065689@hub.freebsd.org> <20090219143053.J46613@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
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> From: Ian Smith smithi@nimnet.asn.au=0A=0A[snip]=0A=A0=0A> Woj, I'm reall= y surprised that you, of all people, seem lately to have =0A> been converte= d to the Micro$oft Outlock-trained style of top-posting, =0A> including tai= l-quoting all sorts irrelevant and repeated trailers etc, =0A> after years = of your (almost too- :) concise postings.=0A> =0A> This list is getting ver= y hard to follow as a digest anymore, when half =0A> of it or more is re-re= -repeated overtailquoting of irrelevant trivia.=A0 =0A> Please come back fr= om the dark side ..=0A=0A1) MS Outlook is not the only MUA that defaults to= 'TOP POSTING'.=0A=0A2) It is configurable in the newer versions=0A=0A3) Th= e lack of effort=A0by many posters to trim a message prior to sending is eq= ually annoying.=0A=0A4) The insertion of legally unenforceable disclaimers,= etc. is another big waste of space.=0A=0A5) The use of HTML mail in a mail= forum is absurd; however, it is commonly done (GMail).=0A=0A6) One of my '= Pet Peeves": Morons who change a thread's subject rather than start a new o= ne.=0A=0A-- =0AJerry
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