On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 07:08:05AM -0700, Jonathan Gardner wrote: > Just like in most European and American countries, we shake hands to make > others feel welcome and to introduce ourselves, we bottom-post on mailing > lists and on USENET. That's become the social norm, regardless of RFCs or > codified standards or the IETF. Just like you would find it really weird if I > gave you a wet kiss when I introduced myself to you the first time, I (and > 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. Most people who top-post or fail to trim messages before replying do so because that's the way it works in the corporate world and they only visit lists when they have a problem. If it's important to the list denizens that the rules are followed, and I can see why it would be, then why not call attention to the list etiquette on the sign-up page for the list? -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
