[ubuntu-uk] Mailing list etiquette, Was Hard drive- Bad sectors

[Darren.Mansell at opengi.co.uk]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-uk-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Alan Pope
> Sent: 18 April 2010 22:10
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Mailing list etiquette, Was Hard drive- Bad
> sectors
> 
> Hi Darren,
> 
> On 16 April 2010 14:33,  <Darren.Mansell at opengi.co.uk> wrote:
> > Without wishing to start yet another discussion about top-posting v
> > bottom-posting I don't think anyone really minds anymore if anyone
> who
> > isn't used to or doesn't have the inclination or mailer top-posts.
> 
> Hah! There are many that mind quite a lot. :)
> 
> > I understand all the history and have seen many arguments about it
> but
> > it's not in the Ubuntu mailing list code of conduct and most lists
> these
> > days accept both without anyone being bothered.
> >
> 
> I beg to differ:-
> 
> http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette
> 
> Quoting "Proper quoting":-
> 
> "Proper quoting is very important on mailing lists, to ensure that it
> is easy to follow the conversation. There are four fundamental rules:
> 
> 1. When replying to an email, ensure that the email which you are
> replying to is indented with a symbol such as > or | (this is usually
> done from the preferences of your email client - most should do this
> by default).
> 2. When quoting, attribute the quoted text to the person who wrote it
> (again, most email clients will do this by default). Be careful to
> attribute the correct text to the correct person.
> 3. Write your email underneath the email which you are replying to.
> 4. Tailor your reply to fit the text which you are replying to. Do not
> quote the whole of the previous email - remove any unnecessary text.
> To avoid confusion, it's often a good idea to replace removed text
> with a brief indication that something has been removed, like [snip]."
> 
> :)
> 
> Cheers
> Al.
> 

Hello Al.

I do apologise for missing that part. Thanks for pointing it out.

Regards,
Darren