Tim wrote:
On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 10:26 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
I just thought it was ironic to bloat bandwidth in order to complain
about bloating bandwidth.
Yes ;-) but from time to time it's occasionally needed. New posters see
the don't top post info, and then fit in, rather than every new poster
needing someone to personally tell them to stop top posting.
You would be more helpful if you explained the very limited cases where
top posting is appropriate, as well as telling them they what they did
was not appropriate.
Top posting is appropriate when it is short, and ends the thread, and
you want to make sure people see it without having to chase down to find
it. Almost always in the context of multiple people trying to solve a
technical problem.
Example:
Long thread about an obscure bug, many suggestions, lots of
discussion... in that case a one line top post like "Joe Blowe found the
bug, patch at {URL}, fix will be in version {number}.
And, as I said, lately there's been quite a lot of top-posting crap.
And fully quoted, with no snipping, bottom posting.
Some just don't get it without a clue-by-four being used, that, YES, it
is by the terms of the list, not your own terms, how you get help on a
free mailing list.
Top posting isn't inherently BAD, is is frequently MISUSED. That's a
subtle difference, but worth explaining.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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