-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:49:54 -0500 Andrew Sullivan <ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On a mailing list, perhaps one can argue that the conventions simply > have to be followed. But I know I find it pretty annoying to get 36 > lines of quoted text followed by something like, "No: see the manual, > section x.y.z." That is what <snip> is for :) > > I don't think top posting is always the crime it's made to be (and I > get a little tired of lectures to others about it on these lists). > I can appreciate that but regardless of various "opinions" (mine included). It is the PostgreSQL communities decision and I believe except for newbies and a few long timers who should know better, everyone avoids top posting. Top posting makes it hard to read. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHXsIXATb/zqfZUUQRAni5AJ4n4UHJVrMyPmv55gAsBzk8IlSB/ACgienh y+lxmDq+wIlAxJCD3J5v4eU= =YbQ1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
