List etiquette question
Joel
rees at ddcom.co.jp
Thu Nov 18 03:56:59 UTC 2004
----------------------- Alexander sez:
Am Do, den 18.11.2004 schrieb Jeff Vian um 2:16:
> As someone elses signature notes:
>
> A: Because we read from top to bottom.
> Q: Why should you bottom post.
> Jeff
Even better illustrated by Claus A°mann's (the "Sendmail man") 4 lines
signature:
A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
Something "normal" in a Woody Allen world, maybe ;>
(Don't even think about how it would be ordered in a Quentin Tarantino
"Pulp Fiction" world!) -->> Do you mean like this?
------------------ Me replize:
Q: Why is MSOE so bad? A: Because it encourages otherwise intelligent
people to post incomprehensible replies.
------------------ end Me replize.
Alexander
-------------- end Alexander sez.
Of course, it's even more amusing to see what it looks like when they do
it for real. (If you can take a step back from your frustrations long
enough to laugh, anyway.)
I wonder what mail list threads will look like after MS gets done with
their infatuation with XML?
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