TOP POSTING

[Nix, Robert P.]

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From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Brian Gaynor
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:49 PM
To: For users of Fedora Core releases
Subject: RE: TOP POSTING

On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 10:46 -0600, Nix, Robert P. wrote:

>> MOVE ON! GET A LIFE! But most importantly... Get back to the topic of Linux, Fedora and open
>> source. None of which has anything to do with top or bottom posting. The list is losing 
>> membership because of all this nonsense. That should be of much more concern to you than 
>> where I might enter my text. 

> What evidence do you have that this list is losing membership? I find it
> to be a tremendous resource, with many talented individuals giving
> freely of their time and expertise. The only wasting of bandwidth is
> from the idiots who, upon hearing of the preferred list behavior, have
> to argue as to why they just don't care.

The fact that I've seen several people say "Good bye", "this is crap, I'm leaving", etc. This list IS a tremendous resource. It is also a tremendous burdon when people get this far off topic, and refuse to let go. That's when people new to the list; people who just wanted some help with their system, throw up their arms and say "Enough of this crap: I don't need 50 e-mails about how to post which get me no closer to a running system; I'll just re-install Windows and be done with it."

The argument has two sides, and there can only be an argument if both sides participate. If you really feel so strongly about Top or Bottom posting, or html, or business mandated signature blocks, and have a problem with how someone posts, TAKE IT OFF THE LIST! Talk to the specific person directly. But don't make everyone else suffer through your argument. GO OFF THE LIST! Another precept of using a list is that you don't send personal messages on list; YOU TAKE IT OFF THE LIST. Everyone is so freakin' worried about the whole top posting issue that they've set aside all other manner of "rules" for list posting.

LET THIS DIE! TAKE IT OFF THE LIST! You ARE losing subscribers over something stupid and unnecessary. Again, JUST LET THIS DIE.


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