Re: OT - posting etiquette

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Beege wrote:-

Was wondering.
In some forums, people abhor top posting, in others, its bottom
posting. Other than posting and getting flamed, how is one to know?

Before the Eternal September[0] started, the general rule was to lurk in
whichever group you were interested in, getting a feel for how things
were done. Unfortunately, AOL opened up access to Usenet and Eternal
September started. While some say it's now over, what with AOL dropping
Usenet access a couple of years ago, others say they just passed the
torch on to Google Groups.

So, the best way to find out is to lurk first, ask questions later. This
covers not just this group but others as well.

The second best is to read RFC 1855[1], especially section 3, and apply
the knowledge contained within.

The third way would be to trim out what you aren't responding to, and
respond to each point one after the other, otherwise known as posting
inline. The end results, if you're responding to more than one point,
would be for your reply to end up similar to this:

point one

your response to point one

point two

your response to point two

something extra you want to add


Most groups prefer that way of posting. You'll find a few that prefer
other ways, but there's not many of them.

You will also find that you're more likely to get answers to questions
if you post like this. Quite apart from the fact that it makes it easier
for others to read your posts, it also goes some way towards ensuring
you don't get ignored by those who could help because your making it
easier for them.


[0] <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September>

[1] <URL:http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html>

Regards,
David Bolt

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