18 Aug
2004
18 Aug
'04
12:02 a.m.
I don't agree with your statement at all.
(And, this is the type of email I sometimes end up seeing from people
who use outlook. Good luck trying to figure out what part I was
disagreeing with.)
Anyhow, on discussion groups like this one, "conversations" over email
(exchanging email about a topic) is what the mailing list is all
about... It sucks when you end up seeing something 1/2 way through the
thread and can't determine what the people were talking about anymore,
from people either top-posting or deleting useful
quoted info.
Just my $0.02 ($0.03 CAN)
Pat
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On Wednesday 18 August 2004 06:51, David V. Corbin wrote:
Hans,
I beg to differ on opinions on e-mail quoting. I really dislike
having to scroll past all of the stuff I have already read, or even
scan through a mix of old and new. To be honest I dislike the whole
use of e-mails for "conversations". I would much rather have the
ability to organize the information into something USEFUL.
If the ability existed to simply post a link to the previous mail
that would be helpful. If we were allowed things other than just text
[although I completely understand the reasons for keeping this pure
text] I would encapsulate the previous messages[s]. They should be
there for reference, in most cases they have alrady been read.
I offered to provide a site where the information could be better
organized and crosslinked, but there was opposition for a number of
people here. Perhaps I look at information a bit differently than
some others. I would like the ability to track a given topic without
seeing repeat information [regardless of how it is quoted], handle
the information in topical, originator and time based fashions.
Just my thoughts....
David.