THIS THREAD IS HILARIOUS! On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Scott <scottro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 07:57:03AM +0200, Xavier wrote: >> Jon B wrote: > > >> ...some people top posting even in the same thread) made it harder to >> read. >> >> That said, we indeed have to pick one.. But since bottom posting is already >> widely used here, it makes more sense to just stick with it. To be honest, I >> also like it much more, but well that's another problem :) > > We should probably be a bit picky about our terminology. What I would > call the generally accepted preferred method on Unix and Unix-like > system mail lists is called in line posting. That is, answer point A > below point A, point B below point B. > > Putting *everything* at the bottom makes it almost as hard to follow as > does top posting, at least for me. Of course, at my age, short term > memory goes bad, so.... > > > -- > Scott Robbins > PGP keyID EB3467D6 > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 > > Anya: For a thousand years I wielded the powers of the > Wish. I brought ruin to the heads of unfaithful men. I brought forth > destruction and chaos for the pleasure of the lower beings. I was > feared and worshipped across the mortal globe. And now I'm stuck at > Sunnydale High. Mortal. Child. And I'm flunking Math. > > -- Callan Barrett
