OT: top-posting
Terrence Bradshaw
bradshaw at doit.wisc.edu
Fri Dec 3 12:34:57 MST 2004
Not to snipe, but that is why "OT" exists in the subject line, for off
topic discussions.
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Norberto Quintanar wrote:
>
> --- Brian McKee <m> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Friday, December 3, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Daniel Gimpelevich
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I would like to take this opportunity for a brief rant against
> > > opposition
> > > to top-posting. We all learned in the second grade to "Do unto
> > others
> > > as
> > > you would have them do unto you," so I reply the way I prefer to
> > read
> > > replies
> > {snippage}
> >
> > > On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:47:59 -0500, Jurvis LaSalle wrote:
> > >
> > >> George,
> > >> It's nice to see someone who refers to himself as a "noob"
> > *not*
> > >> top-post (unlike some of the helpful responses).
> > {snippage}
> >
> > To which I reply - " When in Rome..... "
> > Personally I prefer top posting myself - but I rarely do it
> > as the people I'm conversing with seem to find it annoying....
> >
> > But hey - what really riles me up is not snipping :-)
> >
> > Brian
>
> Guys this is the Yellow Dog Linux list, not some list over on
> lowendmac.com We're a community to help each other enjoy our
> computers, and get the most out of it as long as possible, YDL 4.0 on
> a 6500 anyone? I'm not against a friendly discourse about Linux.
> But top posting vs. bottom posting, that's sooooo lowendmac.
>
> Norberto
>
>
>
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