On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Carol Anne Ogdin wrote:
>> Dear Mr. Singh:
>>
>> I understand you prefer this medium. I have practical experience with
>> alternatives that have offered measurable and definite benefits to the
>> communities they serve.
>
> Which is quite fair, and the point I was making as well. However, the
> poit I was also making ( and have now repeated about 4 times ) is- this
> is the lists not the forums. We have some guidelines and the moderaters
> will make an effort to implement them.
>
>> Your opinions are louder than your putative experience. Unfortunately, in
>> 51 years in the computer industry, I've sometimes had to cope with behaviors
>> like yours. It still makes me sad to experience such unhappy people who
>> think that attack is the best way to enrich a collaboration.
>
> ok, so you are > 51 years old. Which was good to know. I'll respect you
> for your age. Apart from that you've made no real contribution to the
> conversation here.
I think the thing that's annoying about top posting is explained with
this example (grabbed from a Boston Linux & Unix Group signature).
I'll have to admit when I'm not thinking about it, there have been a
few times where I've top posted (bad habit from the corporate world),
but if people would take 5 minutes to read a complete thread backwards
with comments inserted in between other comments, it gets very
confusing. Bottom posting or posting in between comments makes sense.
A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
--
-matt
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