On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 09:00:30AM -0700, ___cliff rayman___ wrote: > Jonathan Gardner wrote: > > >them. The world, and this list, does not revolve around you. You are > >extremely selfish to not think of them with every post you make. > > > i do. please do not turn an intellectual discussion into a religious > war or personal attack. Hi Cliff, Its not a religious ware or a personal attack. It has been the general consensus on Usenet and technical email lists for over twenty years, that top posting is a selfish behavior. Top posting carries the implication that the sender either thinks their time is more valuable than that of the hundreds of others reading the list or that they don't understand the impact of what they are doing. This is why the prohibition against top-posting is so strongly documented and promoted. It IS the standard for one to many communication. Can you point me to an RFC which says top posting is OK for one to many communication? That's because its not. > > > > > > >gave you a wet kiss when I introduced myself to you the first time, I (and > > > especially after this e-mail. :-) i would find it strange if you kissed > me on both cheeks. that > does not mean that everyone on the planet should use the same greeting > because it is > dictated by a few who prefer it with religious ferver. > > >many thousands of others) find it strange when you top-post and use more than > >80 columns in your email. In fact, it is annoying and rude. > > > it is not at all rude when used in the proper context. the 80 columns i > agree with. > it should be wrapping ok now. i trust you will let me know if it does not. Its not wrapping OK yet - try setting your page width to 72 or 76 columns. > > > > > > -- > ___cliff rayman___cliff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://www.genwax.com/ > > > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > -- Jeff Kinz, Open-PC, Emergent Research, Hudson, MA. jkinz@xxxxxxxx copyright 2003. Use is restricted. Any use is an acceptance of the offer at http://www.kinz.org/policy.html. Don't forget to change your password often. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
