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

On 9/8/11 1:09 PM, Don C. Myers wrote:
> Some of you have convinced me to use top posting, since it is better.
> Some of you have convinced me to use bottom posting, since it is better.
> Some of you have convinced me to do snipping, since it is better.
> Obviously there isn't a black and white solution.

True, there isn't a 100% correct *absolute* *physical* solution as to 
the correct way to format.  The solution is for everyone in any 
particular newsgroup to follow the same criteria and agreed upon 
formatting rules.  AKA, the netiquette link at the bottom of every post. 
 And, notably, the link on to how to format and quote replies.

I got into a discussion about netiquette early on with a poster here, 
and in researching the issue, it just confirmed your statement about a 
black and white solution.

What was apparent was, each and every newsgroup I looked at, that had 
netiquette rules, insisted you follow those rules.  No one said their 
way was correct for *all* newsgroups.  Just that their rules were 
correct for their newsgroup, and you were expected to follow them.

For Tom, as much as I respect his knowledge about LO, he and others are 
so out of line in not following the rules for *this* newsgroup, I don't 
think it's funny.  How can these folks tell their children, coworkers, 
friends, to follow certain rules when they don't follow the rules here?

> *My Big Concern* here is how are we being perceived by those who come
> here for help by the amount of time that has been spent on this thread
> today. I was one of the first responders last night. Never did I dream
> when I went to bed last night my inbox will be filled with a discussion
> like this today. People come here for help. People come here to help
> others. If this was the first day I came to this list, and I saw all of
> this and my problem being somewhat trivialized by all of this
> discussion, I would be out of hear.

My perception if I was a new user, is if a thread is long, it must be 
something important enough to generate that much discussion.

But once I started reading the posts, and found that replies were here 
and there and spread all over the place, I'd get so frustrated trying to 
figure things out I'd just leave after awhile.

And that would certainly not help the LO cause.  :-)

> I'm not trying to hurt anybody's feelings, but quite honestly, I'm sure
> a newcomer hear today would not be at all impressed with a list that has
> done a tremendous amount of good for LibreOffice and provided great help
> to many people in the past.

I certainly agree with you here.


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