Re: Fisking vs Top-Posting

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On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:59:13 -0400 John Leslie wrote:

> Scott Brim <scott.brim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > btw top-posting is not the spawn of evil demons, it's perfectly
> > appropriate in some situations, e.g. this one, where the original mail
> > is just attached for possible reference.
> 
>    Aha!
> 
>    (Scott can take care of himself without feeling the need to retaliate;
> so I'll respond to his email...)
> 
>    Top-posting which copies the _entire_ post being responded to is
> definitely the spawn of evil demons!
> 
>    It's also incredibly annoying to those of us trying to follow high-
> bandwidth lists like this one.

IETF is high bandwidth?  ;)

Hint:  try Linux kernel development mailing lists.


>    (Myself, I find it much easier to follow in-line comments, so I take
> the effort to post that way. I'll be happy to pay attention to private
> emails cricicizing me for this, but I _will_not_ participate in a
> public flame-war about how dreadful this practice is.)

I see $subject only as personal preference, nothing else.
(does that get retaliation?)

---
~Randy
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