On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:49:55 -0700 todd glassey wrote: > On 9/21/2010 1:44 AM, Nathaniel Borenstein wrote: > > On Sep 20, 2010, at 7:20 PM, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: > > > >> One of the problems I have seen emerge on many IETF mailing lists is the habit of fisking. > > > > Please clarify what you mean by fisking. > > > >> By fisking I mean responding to a post line by line *while reading it for the first time*. > > > > Thanks. And why is this a bad thing, in your view? > > > >> I seem to be reading an increasing number of posts on various lists where it is very clear to me that the poster did not bother to read the entire message before starting their reply. > > > > Perhaps they're just very busy people? Are you too ignorant to have thought of that? > > The real issue here is that this is a mailing list and synchronization > of messages is nearly impossible through the IETF lists as they exist. > As a result of this really stupid, stone-age methodology any number of > issues including this one arise. I don't see a problem with mailing lists in general, just with the sometimes large delays (moderated lists?) that (at least) ietf@xxxxxxxx uses. > -- > //----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose or take any action based > on this message or any information herein. If you have received this > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this message. > > Thank you for your cooperation. I was not the addressee. Deleted. --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf