-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 27 January 2004 10:58 am, Jim Norton wrote: - ------------snip----------------
I'm just pointing out that a barrage of "don't top post" and "trim your posts appropriately" can be just as annoying
More annoying if you ask me.
as "top posts" and "improperly trimmed" posts. The point is that not everybody has the same sense of what is irritating. Unless a standard is set by the list moderator, I'm not sure how one can really have any basis upon which to presume what posting style is preferred on a given email list... Thanks Jim, I was just about to start a new thread to try to express just what you posted.
I have no problem with people asking others to not top post, hijack threads, trim quotes etc, as long as they also try to help with the questions that are asked. I actually prefer reading top posts in some cases (why scroll through a very long message / log file just to read a short reply). (I don't use threading features so I don't know what I'm missing). What really bothers me is those who hijack a thread just to tell people not to hijack threads, or to complain about other netiquette infringements without also trying to help with the questions that have been asked. Its a waste of bandwidth and my time. A lot of people on this list are new, there are going to be repeated questions, top posts, hijacked threads, cc errors. The people on this list are a great technical resource. I believe it would be more useful if those who have no input relative to the question or subject matter gave their keyboards a rest. Let those with relevant input regarding the question take the lead in nudging the offenders in the direction of the one true way. Thanks for your time - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAFstvBwgxlylUsJARAkqAAKCe2zwU5XBsYucPlBci9/52urZf8wCfevcS l0MP8uh0yPzBfo6Cx5KMFzg= =yjJ3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----