Proposed F19 Feature: New firstboot

Steve Clark sclark at netwolves.com
Tue Jan 29 18:15:32 UTC 2013


On 01/29/2013 12:39 PM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" wrote:
> On 01/29/2013 05:31 PM, Chris Murphy wrote:
>> On Jan 29, 2013, at 5:43 AM, Alec Leamas <leamas.alec at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Please don't top-post [1]
>>>
>>> [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines#If_You_Are_Replying_to_a_Message
>> It's amusing that it doesn't explain why. It just says don't do it. Top posting fails worse than bottom posting when what's quoted is poorly trimmed bottom posting. The lack of trim is common in both styles. But if done aggressively, I don't see the problem, e.g. had I top posted in this case, it would not be a real problem (vs an imaginary one).
>>
>> I'm further amused by the subsequent Wikipedia link that characterizes most complainers of top posting as old Usenet epoch whiners, with 1990's era clients that predate the sane ability to consistently top post. And that if everyone top posted, things would be work better for all of us, since all modern devices and clients do it this way, and for valid reasons.
>>
> I assume you have learned to read like the rest of the world then you
> should understand why this is done this way even thou apparently
> programmers cant writer email application that behave correctly.
>
> JBG
How many people other than on mailing list bottom post?

I don't find it matters to me if people top post or bottom post. I am flexible enough to
adapt.

my $.02
Steve





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