Re: Top posting (a different point of view)
From: Hal Vaughan (hal_at_thresholddigital.com)
Date: 06/10/05
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:17:48 -0400
On Friday 10 June 2005 12:30 pm, Hubert Chan wrote:
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> I don't believe I was. I was just trying to give reasons for why I
> think that top-posting (in a mailing list context) is not a good thing
> to do.
I haven't been keeping track of who said what in which post, so I don't know
if I responded to you before. I do have to say I'd like to thank you for the
above statement. The biggest reason I've responded as much as I have is
because the patter *I* perceive is that those who speak against top posting
seem to speak with an almost violent passion, almost as if top posting is a
sin and those who do it should be cast forever into the pit of fire and
damnation.
I don't know if anyone has noticed that I don't top post. (Actually, I might
-- if I'm responding with a quick "Thank you," I may put it at the top. If a
post solves the problem, I might say, in one line, 'That does the job.'
Usually I'll do this when there is a lot of material in the post I'm replying
to, and it describes the whole problem and solution. I figure that way, the
response is clear and easy to see without scrolling and if someone finds that
particular post later, they know it solves the problem and all the details
are in one place.) I do understand that for most people on most lists,
bottom posting or inline posting is a preferred method. I accept that. I
also accept that what works for one does not work for all, and what works for
many can be difficult for others.
In other words, while I don't top post, I see no reason to be critical of
those who do, and I certainly see no reason for the violent reactions to
those who are open minded enough to not judge top posters.
I'm glad you not only shared your opinion and clarified here that it is what
you think. You know what I think and, since I think Kosh was right and Truth
is a 3 edged sword, I think somewhere between what I think and what you think
is the Truth.
Hal
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