On Friday 11 August 2006 9:14 am, Philipp Thomas wrote:
Isn't that just a wee bit selfish? Normally you're not the only participant of a given mailing list, so there are probably quite a few other people that do *not* know you're question. Besides: never heard of sensible quoting?
I don't think so, (search the archives, I stated this before) because if they didn't know the question, it is still in the answerd email, below the answer. When you search the archives, and see in the results the answer right there first, it is for everyone that follows benefit. It is much easier for me when searching to see the answers on top for the previous email. My client does threading nicely, and this is easier. Understand that I'm not saying that it is better. I'm saying that like for my opinions, I don't expect everyone else to have the same. I think your opinion is just as valid as mine. And that seems to be the crux of the arguement. I think your opinion is valid, regardless of whether it is the same as mine. You regard my opinion as invalid, becuase it is different than yours. Your opinion leaves no room for people who think for themselves, or for any change whatsoever. It is interesting that most of the policed discussions always end up, when confronted with individual thinking and logic, back to "this is the way the list has been, and is what is expected, therefore, do it just because...". I've always thought it odd that a list for technology that is "open" could be so "closed". B-)