----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 9:54 AM Subject: Re: e-mail etiquette > > what we *do* care about is that you're obviously rude and disrespectful > enough to ignore the well-developed and historical basis for e-mail > etiquette, and that you might insist on using top-posting in your > submissions. that part we *do* care about. > > most mailing lists, including red hat lists, are not run on a libertarian > philosophy. you don't get to do whatever you want -- there's a long > history of etiquette, and an overwhelming democracy that has decided > what makes sense for most of us. if you don't like it, go elsewhere. > start your own mailing lists. go wild, nobody here will mind. what > we *will* mind is someone who comes in here with a "me first, i'm the > only one who matters" attitude. > > and you do realize that, with an attitude like yours, you might find > the rest of the population here not quite so keen to help you out > the next time you get in a jam. that's also one of the features of > democracy. but given that you've already made it clear that you > refuse to read bottom posts, i guess you'll never read this anyway. > so why am i writing it? > > rday > > p.s. by the way, at the risk of sounding unsympathetic, the notion > of using an alleged physical disability to carp and whine about > list etiquette is really pretty unbecoming. > > telling everyone else how much you disagree with them by playing the > victim is a bad way to win friends. > > p.p.s. and here's another terrific feature of mailing lists and > democracy. mr. williams, meet mr. procmail. > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > Thank you, Mr. or Ms. Day, for this sterling example of 'netiquette.' Regards, Glenn -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
