Scott Robbins wrote: > On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 09:43:03AM -0500, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Scott Robbins wrote: >> > http://linux.sgms-centre.com/misc/netiquette.php >> > >> > http://howto-pages.org/posting_style >> > >> > give good explanations. Trimming is important. Putting a two line >> > answer at the end of 400 line message isn't very helpful either. >> >> Oh, like Certain Parties who may or may not work for RedHat, esp. over >> on >> the selinux list?, he asks, innocently.... > > Honestly, I had no one in mind. Honestly, I did. > I remember in an effort to get a life outside tech, I joined a mailing > list for something else. I hadn't realized how most people top post, > don't trim, and still use aol. They do it at work, too, and I've got folks who know better. I reformat their emails, if it's worth it (i.e., more than a one-liner). > > I was actually thinking of something off that list, where someone wrote > a longgggggggggg post and someone else responded at the very end, saying > nice post. > Classic usenet newby. > I guess the reason it jars us here is because most people post properly. I tend to intercollate replies to direct lines, and then bottom post, to add more to the conversation. mark