On Wednesday 09 March 2005 11:22, Brad Bourn wrote:
Thanks
The only thing more annoying than people using their own style (which isn't all that bad, if your used to personal choice), is people that force others to use their style or be flamed.
That kind of close-minded thinking, I don't need. Happy to live in /dev/null for those folks.
However, as it seems these people derive pleasure or at least temporarily feel better about themselves by putting someone on the other side of the style (posting) fence and throwing rocks at them. So when you pull the pin out and throw the rocks back, comments like this
Yes. Twit.
One more added to /dev/null that I no longer have to look at.
are like saying I'll take my rock and go home.
YES, PLEASE DO! You can watch the rest of us through your glass walls.
Brad, The only problem is that the convention on this list is not to top post. It is an implicit (and, yeah, sometimes very explicit) agreement among the list members so that the flow of the conversation moves easily from screen to brain. Coupled with proper 'trimming' it makes for a thread that is much easier to read and maneuver through, especially if the reader primarily uses the keyboard, as opposed to the mouse, for navigational purposes (as many on this list do). For example, if you are attempting to master karate it is a common tradition/convention to remove your shoes prior to entering the dojo. Those who do not remove their shoes are simply not given the courtesy or attention that those who follow the convention receive. Usually they would receive a request to remove their shoes and if they refused they would probably be expelled or, at the least, ignored. It's not a matter of 'personal choice'. On this list you have many Linux and Suse guru's who are intimately familiar with the inner beat of the kernel and this distribution. I would go out on a limb and state that nearly 100% of those experts find top posting annoying. I will also go out on a limb and state that the vast majority of those will 'PLONK' a list member who repeatedly ignores the conventions set up in this list. That would be a detriment to the list member who requires the assistance. S/he wouldn't receive any. So, in my long winded way, what I'm trying to say is that YOU will be the one looking through the glass at the rest of us when it comes to receiving free and almost instantaneous help from someone well versed in the ways of Linux/Suse. Hope this helps