-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:36:29 -0400, Lorenzo Prince wrote:
> Well, if you are worried about annoying the entire list, don't worry about me. > Is there any particular reason why your lines are overlong? They should be wrapped around 70-74 characters. A mail reader could wrap a second time, but that would give less predictable results upon quoting. > I for one would rather have the reply to > a question I posted answered right up front instead of having to wade through the > muck and the mire of anywhere from 1 > to 5 message I've already read at least twice. It's the only way to keep context. You don't need to read the quotes if you remember the content of the previous messages always. And if you don't need the quotes, why insert them at all? But very often a quote is necessary if you want to understand the reply. And in that case it is best if the short quote is right above the reply. Badly formatted message on redhat-list (but also other lists) have lead to many confusing and tiresome threads where increased effort was necessary in order to get a top-poster understand the problem and the solution(s). > Personally, I prefer one of three things: either in-line posting, but keep the snips > brief, top-posting, where > I can see on the first screen of the message that pops up in my mail client what the > answer to my question was, > This is the source of the problem. Many subscribers, who post questions, watch only for replies to their own question. For them, it might be convenient to receive top-posts. Maybe they are always up-to-date with regard to the context of their particular problem and question. But what about all the other subscribers who read all (or nearly all) messages and try to help in several threads at once? For them, top-posting, bottom-quotes and out-of-thread replies increase the burden. As a result, quite some knowledgable subscribers have almost dropped from the list and only help when they see someone else also considers netiquette. > Plus, bottom-posting may actually be a serious annoyance to > blind and visually impaired people who rely on braille or speech, Is this based on experience or do you guess? It is my experience that visually impaired people appreciate when all irrelevant text is edited out and quotes are stripped down to the minimum that is necessary to keep context. A quoted complete message at the top with a reply below that is nearly as bad as a top-posting. - -- Trim Down Your Quotes http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/netiquett.html#TRIM Netiquette for Email Lists http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/FpIk0iMVcrivHFQRAn9bAKCGV6NFn3ChdsnR7XFu1bFy+udnYQCaA8kQ zJdExTa8h52RgzuHdl6eVhY= =7SLq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
