Re: [SLE] Have you seen this? -- TOFU explained

From: Carlos E. R. (robin1.listas_at_tiscali.es)
Date: 03/07/04

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    Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 02:39:29 +0100 (CET)
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    The 2004-03-06 at 23:38 +0200, jaska wrote:

    > So You are saying, that I should just accept the difficult method of reading
    > replies (by scrolling down and searching for the start of the reply)

    No.

    The proper method for "bottom posting" is to leave as little as possible
    and is necessary of the original text that is being responded, and add
    right there the answer, deleting all the rest. The technique is named
    "quoting", interleaving the answers with the questions in sequential
    order.

    Responding at the bottom, and leaving all or almost all of the original
    post above, thus forcing the reader to scroll down, is just as rude as
    "top posting", where the original text is below, also complete. Both ways
    are "rude", as they waste resources: namely disk space, network, cpu,
    brain cells, time. There is no need to repeat the original post complete,
    either below or above, because it is available as an independent post. 

    -- 
Cheers,
       Carlos Robinson
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