
21 Jan
2005
21 Jan
'05
4:17 p.m.
Nicu Buculei wrote:
yes, is in the basic netiquette.
Because it makes posts hard to follow. Why is that bad? Top posting. What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?
I don't want to start a flame war, so this will be the last I say on the subject.
We could argue about the point and purpose and positioning of replies, and where the quotes should go and that could go on and on for as long as we wanted it to, but I don't think that would be helpful. I think it was also an inappropriate place for Trent to raise the issue. That doesn't necessarily mean that I object to him doing so, but starting on a negative in a reply to someone who has freely offered their time to the project is a sure way to put them off.
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