On Saturday June 11 2005 3:21 am, Joe Potter wrote: > Roger B.A. Klorese wrote: > > Joe Potter wrote: > We are talking about how one should post in this mail-list. We have > a very high volume list, and most have other things to do besides > read the list on a continual basis. I argue that this doesn't apply solely to this mailing list by a long shot, everybody has other things to do than read their email on a continual basis[1]. > So, post at the bottom and trim out the stuff that is not necessary > to understanding your reply. Is that really so much better than top-posting? Not even you are bottom-posting. http://ursine.ca/Top_Posting#Why_bottom-posting_also_isn.27t_the_answer > >> Gates is a cancer, and the after life will be warm > >> in his case if there is justice. > > > > *plonk* Religious zealot. > > "plonk" ?? Did you get the part in "Revenge of the Nerds, part > 12"? He thinks he's cute and doesn't realize that plonking makes you look like a luser and generally defeats the point of filters. Filters work better when the targets don't know... [1] Well, most of the time, anyway. And even when you do have the time, usually there's something more productive or social to do. Unless you're a security guard on night shift at a hospital like I used to be, then that's pretty much all you do. And even then, top posting is still anti-social and obnoxious and you wish you had something better to do than read email all night every night... -- Paul Johnson Email and Instant Messenger (Jabber): baloo@ursine.ca http://ursine.ca/~baloo/
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