Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-12 Thread Paul Ivanov
> Paul Ivanov wrote: > > ... But I just came across a wonderfully short signature from > > Rick Moen, and thought I'd pass it along: > > > Cheers, A: Yes. > > Rick Moen > Q: Are you sure? > > rick@linuxmafia >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of > > conversation

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-12 Thread Derek Homeier
On 12.04.2013, at 6:01PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal wrote: > Maybe we need a short-hand for "clean up the previous parts of the > thread to show only what you need to make your post relevant and > clear" > +1 > Paul Ivanof wrote: >> ... But I just came across a wonderfully short signature fr

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-12 Thread Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Derek Homeier wrote: > In German this kind of faux pas is usually labelled "TOFU" for "text on top, > full quote underneath", > and I think it has been a bit overlooked so far that the "full quote" part > probably is the bigger problem. Exactly -- my original t

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-12 Thread Derek Homeier
On 12.04.2013, at 2:14AM, Charles R Harris wrote: > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Colin J. Williams > wrote: > On 11/04/2013 7:20 PM, Paul Hobson wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Doug Coleman wrote: >> >> Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It's transparent to gmail users. I'd

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-11 Thread Robert Kern
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:19 AM, Colin J. Williams wrote: > PS My last posting used the word Anaconda. It was squelched. What posting are you referring to? What do you mean by "squelched"? Is there a post of yours that has not made it to the list yet? I can have the admin check the queue for me

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-11 Thread Charles R Harris
On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Colin J. Williams wrote: > On 11/04/2013 7:20 PM, Paul Hobson wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Doug Coleman wrote: > >> >> Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It's transparent to gmail users. >> I'd imagine they are some of the biggest offenders. >>

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-11 Thread Colin J. Williams
On 11/04/2013 7:20 PM, Paul Hobson wrote: On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Doug Coleman wrote: Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-11 Thread Paul Hobson
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Doug Coleman wrote: > > Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It's transparent to gmail users. > I'd imagine they are some of the biggest offenders. > Interesting. Mine go to the top by default and I always have to expand the quoted text, trim down as necessary,

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-11 Thread Paul Ivanov
Chris Barker - NOAA Federal, on 2013-04-04 09:01, wrote: > Which is why I advocate interspersed posting. This. (with heavy snipping). ... But I just came across a wonderfully short signature from Rick Moen, and thought I'd pass it along: Cheers, A: Yes.

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-04 Thread Frédéric Bastien
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal < chris.bar...@noaa.gov> wrote: [...] > Which is why I advocate interspersed posting. > > It comes down to: please take some thought to compose your post in a > way that is suited to the thread and what you are writing, rather than > simp

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-04 Thread Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:53 PM, Dag Sverre Seljebotn wrote: > With top-posting I'm forced to write "With respect to what you write > about the GIL issues, ...". Bleh. In fact, in deep technical threads > it's very difficult for me to write top-posting at all, which is why I > get so irritated whe

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Dag Sverre Seljebotn
On 04/04/2013 12:00 AM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal wrote: > OK, OK, I know the fashion is to blast people with "please don't top > post" messages -- it seems to have invaded all the mailing lists I'm > on. > > But I don't get it. > > Most of us have threaded mail readers these days, so is it so ha

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Steve Waterbury
On 04/03/2013 08:06 PM, Charles R Harris wrote: Nice editing! ;) Steve ___ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Charles R Harris
What's the problem? ;) Chuck ___ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Doug Coleman wrote: > Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It's transparent to gmail users. I'd > imagine they are some of the biggest offenders. Not with my configuration -- which I don't hink I changed -- it's top posting by default for me. however, gmail doe

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread josef . pktd
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Doug Coleman wrote: > I swear by a mouse with an unlockable scroll wheel. Scroll to your heart's > content! > > http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G500-Programmable-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B002J9GDXI > > > Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It's transparent to gmail users.

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Doug Coleman
I swear by a mouse with an unlockable scroll wheel. Scroll to your heart's content! http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G500-Programmable-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B002J9GDXI Also, gmail "bottom-posts" by default. It's transparent to gmail users. I'd imagine they are some of the biggest offenders. Doug _

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Nathaniel Smith wrote: > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal > wrote: >> Best of all is intelligent editing of the thread so far ... > Traditionally this is what the phrase "bottom posting" meant, as a > term of art, and is the key reason w

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Nathaniel Smith
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal wrote: > Best of all is intelligent editing of the thread so far -- edit it > down to the key points you are commenting on, and intersperse your > comments. That way your email stands on its own as meaningful, but > there is not a big pi

[Numpy-discussion] Please stop bottom posting!!

2013-04-03 Thread Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
OK, OK, I know the fashion is to blast people with "please don't top post" messages -- it seems to have invaded all the mailing lists I'm on. But I don't get it. Most of us have threaded mail readers these days, so is it so hard to follow a thread? Maybe I'm a weirdo, but it is FAR more common f