Re: [OT] Posting styles -- Top vs Bottom

[Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:55:31 +0200
Tony van der Hoff <tony@vanderhoff.org> wrote:

...

> Before you started posting here, the polite thing to do would have been 
> to read the list guidelines, and apply them. Seeing as you appear too 
> intellectually challenged to find them for yourself, here is the link:
> 
> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMailingLists#Posting_Rules.2C_Guidelines.2C_and_Tips
> 
> Under the heading "Posting Rules, Guidelines, and Tips" you'll see the 
> entry:
> "Respond in Interleaved style. Unnecessary quotes should be trimmed and 
> a question should precede an answer."
> 
> Isn't that adequately clear? It isn't a question of individual 
> preferences, or your religious leanings, it's a list rule, to be obeyed 
> by all correspondents, which exists for the elucication of all.
> 
> To quote:
> "Why all these rules? Busy people spend valuable time monitoring lists 
> and responding to questions. The recommended practices make these 
> activities more efficient and pleasant."

I'm not sure who writes these rules, and what their exact authority is,
but the page itself acknowledges that it does not constitute "official
information", and as others have noted, the official code of conduct
does not specify posting style.

Celejar