[CentOS-docs] Wish to contribute a Winki Article

[Scott Robbins]

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 03:12:44PM -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Mr dave fernandes
> <daveandtracy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 4/17/09, Alan Bartlett <ajb.stxsl at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Again, this is easily solved.
> >
> > Dave -- please bottom post only and trim the message that you are
> > responding / replying to. Do you see how I have done it above?
> >
> > (I don't want to appear as a grump but it is in the m/l rules . . . )
> >
> > -- Not a problem.  Trying to do that now!
> >
> > Alan.
> > _______________________________________________
> 
> I'm afraid it is not working :-(
> _______________________________________________


Unfortunately, he's using the yahoo web mangler--errm mailer, and it is
absolutely horrible that way.  

About the only thing you can do is manually insert 

he said 
blah blah

she said 
blah blah

they said 

more blahs.

If at all possible, use another mailer.  If not possible, then at least,
please post inline.  That is, answer point A below point A, point B,
below point B, like a conversation. 


Bottom posting, without trimming, can be as bad as top posting.  


In my humble opinion,  this article gives a good illustration of the
difference between good and bad posting style.   It's written by a
friend who runs a few yahoo mailing lists. 


http://howto-pages.org/posting_style/  



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