[ubuntu-za] Stop the Anti-Unity / Gnome 3 FUD!

[Greg Eames]

On 12-28-2011 14:34, Raoul Snyman wrote:
> On 28/12/2011 14:09, Charl Wentzel wrote:
>> Working on a mailing list is different from working with general e-mail.
>> You are not supposed to include everything from previous discussions,
>> only the part on which you would like to respond. If you follow this
>> principle top posting makes sense.
>
> No, it makes perfect sense. If you configure your mail client to 
> thread your e-mails, you'll see that mailing lists are very definitely 
> a conversation.
>
> Top posting does not make sense at all. If you've always top posted, 
> then saying that bottom-posting does not make sense is like those 
> folks who criticise Linux for not being Windows, because they're used 
> to Windows.
>
> I used to send out a mail about once a year, reminding everyone of the 
> mailing list etiquette that started before I even joined this mailing 
> list. I haven't done it recently, and I can see it has been missed.
>
I did not even realize that you could set this as an option.

For mailing lists it make sense because the reader might not have 
followed the whole discussion.

One to one email I prefer top posting.

Perhaps we could have a once a year reminder (Thanks Raoul) and maybe 
something on the website.

I know there is an online version of net etiquette but forget where to 
find it, Google is my friend.

-- 
Kind regards
Greg Eames

084 299 6497
greg at gandcnet.com

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