Re: [OT] top posting
Alex Samad <alex@samad.com.au>:
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> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 03:49:52PM -0900, Ken Irving wrote:
> >
> > varies, and some lists work the other way, but on this and many lists
> > the convention is to top post, trim heartily, try to get the attributions
If I read him correctly, he meant to say "is not to top post, ...".
That is what the list guidelines defines as preferred policy on this.
> It the convention is to top post then we don't seem to be following the
> convention. ( I thought it was to not top post ?)
You're correct, it is to *not* top-post, and no, Ron wasn't advocating
top-posting either (he wouldn't, except in specific circumstances).
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