Re: Fwd: Re: [OT] Re: Defending yourself
On Thu, 12 May 2011 05:49:53 -0500, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> In <[🔎] pan.2011.05.12.10.29.53@gmail.com>, Camaleón wrote:
>>On Wed, 11 May 2011 20:11:47 -0400, PMA wrote:
>>> Camaleón wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 11 May 2011 11:55:48 -0700, Jeroen van Aart wrote:
>>>>> Lisi wrote:
>>>>> "Do not quote messages that were sent to you by other people in
>>>>> private mail, unless agreed beforehand."
>>>>
>>>> IMHO, that rule lacks the following preface: "Should a user states
>>>> his/ her desire to keep a private conversation..."
>>>
>>> It's hard to see a humble opinion ("IMHO") in this, flatly denying the
>>> rule.
>>
>>Said the user that replied in a "top-posting" styled format -that I had
>>to correct- while flagrantgly bypassing the last two points of the said
>>rules.
>
> While many people on the list do prefer a well-trimmed post using the
> interleaved reply style, including myself, it is not part of the Code of
> Conduct for the list.
It seems nobody cares much about the last two points of The Code or it's
just maybe people only read the points that interest them :-)
> There are certain advantages to the top-posting style, but I think few
> are relevant for this type of mailing list. It's almost impossible to
> defend a full-quoted message on this list, since it is publicly
> archived. Still, posting style is not covered by the Code of Conduct.
Advantages for using top-posting style in a maling list? I don't see (and
I'm not aware) any.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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