[libreoffice-users] Re: What is an "Office" Package?

Hi, Roland,

On 7/14/11 9:19 PM, Roland Hughes wrote:
> Your bottom posting equates to the IQ of your logic.

<snip>
> Bottom posters contribute so little to society....

I've gotten tired of comments about which type of posting is correct. 
My conclusion is, there is no absolute right or wrong way, other than 
the rules set forth by the organization being represented, in this case, 
The Document Foundation.

At the end of each message, there is a link to posting guidelines for 
The Document Foundation.  In those guidelines, there is a link to proper 
proper quoting.  Should you take the time to read that document, you'll 
find this text:

"2.3 Why should I place my response below the quoted text?

Usually, the reading-flow is from left to right and from top to bottom, 
and people expect a chronological sequence similar to this. Especially 
people who are reading a lot of articles (and who therefore would 
qualify as the ideal person to answer your question) appreciate it if 
they can read at first the text to which you are referring. The quoted 
text is some kind of help to remember the topic, which of course will 
not work, if you place the quoted text below your response.

Furthermore, that's the standard. This may sound as a weak argument, but 
since people are not used to reading the other way around, they have no 
idea what you are referring to and have to go back and forth between the 
referenced articles, have to jump between different articles and so on. 
In short - reading the article becomes more and more difficult - for 
people who read many articles it is reason enough to skip the entire 
article, if the context is not obvious.

And besides: doesn't it look stupid to first get the answer and then see 
the question? (Aside from Jeopardy, of course.)

Furthermore, you (yes: You) save a lot of time using this way of 
quoting: You do not need to repeat what the person you refer to wrote, 
in order to show the context. You just place your comment after the text 
you wish to comment upon, and everybody immediately knows what you refer 
to. Also, you realize which text you are *not* responding to and can 
delete these parts.

So: using this technique you save time, your readers don't have to waste 
time, you save bandwidth and disk-space. Isn't it great what you can 
achieve by such simple means? "

(My mother would kill me for the poor punctuation and improper use of 
quotation marks, but I'm too tired at the moment to care.  :-) )

If this link represents The Documentation Foundation's position on 
posting in the mailing list, then your top posting is in error.

And I must agree with Mr. Hamilton's comments about personal attacks.


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Ken

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