Why Fedora ?

[Christofer C. Bell]

On 11/2/05, Tony Nelson <tonynelson at georgeanelson.com> wrote:
>
> Now that you've made foolish posts on this twice, I will tell you /do/
> /not/ /respond/ /to/ /posts/ /you/ /haven't/ /read/.  If you don't read a
> post you have no place posting a response.  Or two.

[ . . . snip snip snip . . . ]

> Get a clue yourself or /be/ /quiet/.

Derek's position is that one should provide some background
information or a short blurb about a link they're posting in their
email.  This is entirely resonable.  To attack him for this position
is, well, unreasonable.

As for hints on how to do this easily without breaking the flow of
your messages, it's become common practise in some circles to use
footnotes in your email.  For example:

"If you're really interested in getting involved in Fedora[1] then
check out their website.  There is also great information to be had on
the official message boards[2].

[1] http://fedora.redhat.com/
[2] http://fedoraforum.org/"

That's a pretty simple way one can include links in their emails while
enforcing the idea that links to information should come with some
description of the information they're linked to.

--
Chris

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They don't deserve our sympathy,' he said. `But this isn't about who
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