[libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

On 9/8/11 11:37 AM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
> On 2011-09-08 11:14 AM Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > Interspersing or bottom-posting ensures that every message needs to be
> > scrolled through unless people delete all the stuff that is irrelevant
> > (in their opinion, which 'might not' be the same as the opinion of the
> > person reading). Top posting means that most emails can be read
> > without any scrolling at all.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> Not true. You have to scroll down to see what is being responded to then
> scroll back up to see the response. Since you do not include proper
> attribution marks for the posts you respond to, the immediate message
> you respond to appears to be written by you.
>
> <clip />
> > Following the rules does not hide the answers. In fact, it's just the
> > opposite, IMO. If you follow, and enforce, the rules, and you know the
> > rules, you know where to find the answers.
> >
> > All civilizations, cultures, communities that are/were successful had
> > rules that were followed. Anarchy, everyone doing what they wanted,
> > has never been successful AFAIK.
> This passage did not have attribution marks and therefore appears to be
> from you.

Larry has just presented two other problems with top-posting.

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