4 Apr
2016
4 Apr
'16
4:44 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mouse
Sent: 04 April 2016 15:49
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: The Right Way to Email - was Re: C & undefined behaviour -
was
Re: tumble under BSD
especially
Flowed text and top-posting have become the norm
in mainstream email
So have a lot of other horrible things, such as spam. Popularity, mainstream popularity, is no measure of goodness, or
we should all
immediately switch to Windows on peecees.
I have no problem with flowed text - when done according to the spec, a
spec which exists for good reason. As for top-posting, I've already
written
about why I consider most instances of it arrogant
rudeness (see my blah
post at
http://ftp.rodents-montreal.org/mouse/blah/2012-09-26-1.html) and have
seen no reason to change that opinion.
I really do think that the endian-ness of posting is a matter of personal
preference. I happen to prefer top posting, but on this list I make a
special effort to avoid it, because I know it upsets a lot of people, and it
seems to be the accepted convention for this list. I could consider that
people's disregard for my preference for top posting also to be rude (but I
don't, of course).
Please can we just agree that people have different preferences and never
mention this subject again? The convention here is bottom posting. So be it.
Regards
Rob