On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Jeff Garzik<jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greg Freemyer wrote: >> >> Jeff, >> >> I understand the logic for not top posting in general, but I for one >> rarely if ever need context to evaluate "applied". If I'm going to >> look at a patch, I do it when it is posted, not when it is applied. >> >> Seeing the subject and then "applied" at the top of the message >> content would allow me to quickly delete the email in most cases. >> >> It would save me having to scroll through an email just to get to the >> end and see that one word. > > Generally I try to cut the patch and leave just the patch description... > I'll try more of that. > > Jeff Thanks, but wouldn't it simplify your task even more just to top post in that one special, but common circumstance. People use a email client that previews the first few lines of the email, would not even need to open it to know what it is. I realize sometimes you make comments in addition to just saying applied. I have no issue with that being entirely bottom-posted. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Head of EDD Tape Extraction and Processing team Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer Preservation and Forensic processing of Exchange Repositories White Paper - <http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/tng_whitepaper_fpe.html> The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
