Posted by Rik on 02/12/07 22:15

Steve wrote:
> "J.O. Aho" wrote
> | trashed wrote:
> | > Rik wrote:
> |
> | Please don't top-post and use a news-client that can quote properly
> too.
>
> isn't top-posting when you intentionally set your date/time to the future
> and then post so that your post will be the top post for an extended
> period
> of time?

That too, that's even more evil if done intentionally :P
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toppost>

> as for replying and making your response the first text seen, i prefer
> that.

I do not. This is not email. This is usenet. Messages get lost, or a reply
can appear on a particular newsserver earlier then the original post. I've
had some problems with newsservers in the past, and quoting correctly
really was very welcome.

> i also prefer not including the entire message to which i'm replying. a
> good
> new reader keeps the thread in order.

Quote with care, long enough to get the main subject, short enough to be
easily handled. A good newsreader will not only keep the threads in order
(if they indeed arrived on the server correctly), they'll also indicate
very clearly what's a quote and what isn't

> i hate having to scroll to see if
> someone answered in line or at the bottom of a post...especially the
> longer the post.

Quoting everything is not the solution as some might think, no.

> other than true top-posting, all else is
> six-one-half-dozen-the-other...it's
> all preference.

It's something we've agreed on. Not following this shows a lack of respect
for the readers IMHO.

--
Rik Wasmus

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