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

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:08:19 -0400, Celejar wrote:

> 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.

Those "rules" (I prefer to see them as "tips for good guidance") are 
written by all of us, people like you or me, that is, people who 
participate in the mailing lists.

Should someone wants (again) to open the debate about the proper way of 
posting in a mailing list, I'd suggest doing a poll to see what the 
majority of the participants have to say about the matter. I will be more 
than happy to stick to what the most of the people wants.

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón