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

On 08/09/2011, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> Besides it doesn't matter how strong the argument against top-posting might
> be.  The fact is that it is widely used especially by office workers.  Do we
> want to stop office workers from using LibreOffice?  Alienating them would
> be a good way to get them to stay with whatever else they already use.
If those all-important office clerks are going to be dismayed by
posting rules, no point telling these people about the advantages of
LO; the response will most likely be: "but m$ does it this way"

> Betamax was a better format than VHS but it lost the battle for acceptance
> and now the argument is irrelevant anyway.  Perhaps it is similar with
> bottom posting.  It might be better but almost no-one in our target markets
Since when did office clerks constitute the LO target market???

> use it (note the "almost" there).  Most people would rather use forums
> anyway as mailing lists are ancient and out-dated.
It had to happen; the inevitable complaint about the lack of forums:
why are you here when the forums are elsewhere? Unsubscribe
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