Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Reply settings on this list have changed

On 08/16/2012 10:50 AM, anne-ology wrote:
>         brilliantly said.
>
>         And may I add this use of acronyms is silly ... are we supposed to
> memorize each new one  ???
>            here's supposedly a complete listing -
> http://www.all-acronyms.com/
>
>         Yes, growing up pre-computers was different from you post-computer
> youngsters, but bear in mind that using acronyms confuses the communication
> since many of these are duplicates  ;-)
I should have noted that RFC and the related RFQ (request for quotation) 
are very old engineering acronyms (pre PC) used to describe stages in 
project development. RFC is asking the reviewers to review a draft 
proposal/design/specifications prior to formally finalizing the design. 
Reviewers may be any interested party involved in the project. There may 
not be a formal RFC issued of the complete 
design/proposal/specifications but various interested parties are often 
asked to review at least parts of the design.  RFQ is formally asking 
vendors to bid on the finalized specifications.
> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:11 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi :)
> > Bottom posting is a good way to alienate most of the target
> > market-shares that LO needs to break into.  Many new people are
> > completely unaware that there is any other way of posting other than
> > top-posting because top posting is so widespread.
> >
> > Also there are a ridiculous number of rules, such as how and when to snip,
> > that
> > makes it more time consuming and difficult for new people that have
> > only joined the list to deal with one or 2 specific questions, not to
> > change their entire life-style.
> >
> > How about we 1st get the world using LibreOffice and THEN start opening
> > people to new ways of doing things?
> >
> > Oh and this new way of having to use "Reply to all" instead of "Reply" is
> > brilliant!  It makes it more difficult to keep things on-list and more
> > difficult for new arrivals to the list.  Perfect!!
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com>
> > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Reply settings on this list have changed
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Date: Thursday, 16 August, 2012, 7:03
> >
> > Hi Anne and Jay,
> >
> > Le 2012-08-16 00:53, Jay Lozier a écrit :
> >
> > > > (3) Thank you for standing up against these list-members who respond
> > > > at the bottom !
> > > Actually there are two different philosophies. Top posting works best
> > > when only a few people are actively involved in the conversation and all
> > > are actively following the thread. For most exchanges this works very
> > > well because it mimics a verbal conversation.
> > >
> > > Bottom posting is done on lists because someone may not have seen the
> > > initial post and the context of the answers and other follow up posts.
> > > The idea is that the thread can be followed with the oldest post on top
> > > to latest on the bottom as if you are reading a report.
> > >
> > > Inline posting is sometimes done when it is easier to answer each issue
> > > raised.
> > >
> > > I did a combination of inline and bottom posting
> > >
> > > Also snip is used to indicate that part of the original has been deleted
> > > by the poster
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > Please review
> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette#Top-Posting_vs_Bottom-Postingfor more information on 
> > posting.
> >
> > This topic has been covered several times on this list. FYI, we recommend
> > bottom posting if possible along with inline posting, in order to preserve
> > the flow of discussion for all.
> >
> > It just makes it easier for everyone to work on the lists if we adopt the
> > same way of responding to email.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Marc


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