[Asterisk-Users] Re: Top posting

[Bill Seddon]

<< I don't recall Tom asking you to adhere to his rules>>

No, he didn't.  But I'd guess that readers of his email who are, perhaps,
less sophisticated users of email lists will have been concerned about the
attitude he projected and be unnecessarily anxious about posting questions
in the "wrong" way.  Since there is no "wrong" way I just wanted to try to
project a more flexible attitude.

This list has been and continues to be enormously helpful to me and it would
be a shame that anyone was put off learning about Asterisk because they
believe there is some need to post questions (or there own experiences) in
some particular and mysterious way.  As you say, those who demand a specific
format (it seems an overly pompous requirement to me) do not have to answer.
But others will nonetheless.


-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Kohlsmith
Sent: November 11, 2004 11:51 PM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Re: Top posting

On November 11, 2004 05:17 am, Bill Seddon wrote:
> Oh, that's a great idea, Tom.  Let's have everyone operate to your
exacting
> standards.  I can appreciate that not everyone did their degree in mail
> list etiquette and have lives to live and so want to be economical with
> their time.

I don't recall Tom asking you to adhere to his rules; he gave what his 
conditions were for his help.  My conditions are very similar.  If you
aren't 
going to make half an effort to give me the information I need to help you
in 
a manner which makes it easy for me to help you, I ain't gonna try.  You 
haven't paid anything for my time so I will dole it out any way that suits 
me.  Capiche?

> So for my part I scan emails top, bottom or otherwise posted and reply if
I
> think I have a contribution to make or something to learn (in my
experience
> knowledgeable people are often extremely busy and brief).

Correct.  You seem to have more time to help, or more of a willingness to 
expend energy to help than Tom.  If so, good.  If not, no matter, it's your 
time anyway.  :-)

> Clearly if something has become illegible or doesn't include relevant
> information, it's not going to garner any attention or convey any useful
> information.  But in my experience most posts on this list are good enough
> and some tolerance goes a long way.

Personally I will top-post if I am giving a message to the effect of "Your 
solution was bang-on, my problem is gone, thanks for the help" -- Otherwise
I 
will put replies inline with the blocks of text that they go with.  Either 
way, I trim any irrelevant bits.

-A.
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