The way I read threads Daniel, I discover a new problem, I search the archives and it's all there, the original and the follow-ups - nothing lost. When I'm following a topic in a live list I have already taken in all the previous information and if there is bottom posting I fast scroll past all the previous stuff to read the latest update only - nothing lost either. If there is top posting the information update I need is immediately in view. For me it's more efficient when I am on several lists with hundreds of emails to wade through each and every day. Last count over a month ago, my emails totalled >72GB, I haven't counted the number of folders. Regards Sid. On 01/08/12 09:33, Daniel Mack wrote: > On 31.07.2012 17:20, Sid Boyce wrote: >> The worst things about bottom posting is when you are following a topic >> and you have to scroll over masses of stuff you are already familiar >> with. It also makes trimming posts more difficult without losing the >> context. >> A top post easily makes a summary of the entire problem easy to accomplish. > This is bullshit, sorry. Threads on mailing lists are not just > discussions between you and me where we gonna have beers tonight. It's > there for later reference and for anybody to read and comprehend > technical details, maybe years after. > > Top-posting kills the way people usually read text and percept a > discussion, forcing them to read backwards which is what costs me most > of my time when following email dicussions if people don't get it right. > > Of course, proper quoting also includes deleting parts of the mail that > you don't refer to, clean up email footers and all the other insanity > that people do. > > So just don't discuss that with me. There are rules on these public > mailing lists, and they exist for very good reasons rather than for > narrow-minded nerds insisting on nonsense. If you still want to argue > about it, I suggest you start a flame war on LKML. Be certain I will > kick in :) > > > Daniel > > -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
