* Gryffus <gryffus@hkfree.org> [11-29-20 07:16]:
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It's not that simple.
In public conversations like this there are observers, and what they see affects their own, future behavior. Which may include remaining silent for fear of being shamed. Or leaving. Or ...
Gerald
Or not top-posting when they decide to write their first message to the list...? Imagine sending a private mail each time someone is top-posting...
:D
Regards, Gfs
expecially when our own elected officers do not follow the published netiquette. if no one every admonishes/informs any one of the standards they fail to follow probably partly from not taking the time to read them, what reason is there to have standards? many do not even wrap their lines. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode