On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:14 PM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org> wrote: > Hi, > > Carol Anne Ogdin wrote: >> Dear Mr. Singh: >> >> I understand you prefer this medium. I have practical experience with >> alternatives that have offered measurable and definite benefits to the >> communities they serve. > > Which is quite fair, and the point I was making as well. However, the > poit I was also making ( and have now repeated about 4 times ) is- this > is the lists not the forums. We have some guidelines and the moderaters > will make an effort to implement them. > >> Your opinions are louder than your putative experience. Unfortunately, in >> 51 years in the computer industry, I've sometimes had to cope with behaviors >> like yours. It still makes me sad to experience such unhappy people who >> think that attack is the best way to enrich a collaboration. > > ok, so you are > 51 years old. Which was good to know. I'll respect you > for your age. Apart from that you've made no real contribution to the > conversation here. I think the thing that's annoying about top posting is explained with this example (grabbed from a Boston Linux & Unix Group signature). I'll have to admit when I'm not thinking about it, there have been a few times where I've top posted (bad habit from the corporate world), but if people would take 5 minutes to read a complete thread backwards with comments inserted in between other comments, it gets very confusing. Bottom posting or posting in between comments makes sense. A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- -matt