[asterisk-users] Top Posting

[Don Kelly]

Awww...that's no fair. Andrew has bottom-posted to this top-post thread.
That really confuses me.

Andrew's 'header' appears at the top of the 'stuff,' and his comments at the
bottom.

Then there's a little <snip>ing that I would have considered really
important when I only had 16KB of memory to work with, but it leaves me
wondering whose comment was "Seconded..." We've lost the attribution.

What did you mean, Andrew, about "Don's multiple
signatures which I think he will review"?

--Don

-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Latham
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 7:31 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Top Posting

> Seconded.  Although I've succumbed to bottom posting on occasion when
> following the convention of the ongoing thread.
>
> On 01/14/2011 07:42 PM, Don Kelly wrote:
>
> Bruce et al

>
> I’m posting a new thread with the “Top Posting” subject so I won’t draw
> complaints about “hijacking” the 4-port thread.

<snip>

> When I post (which is rarely, as I have little to offer the list), I top
> post and explain that it’s my preference and I don’t know how to do it
> effectively otherwise. This gives everyone fair warning to delete my posts
> before reading them.
>
> --Don
>
> Don Kelly
>
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As mentioned in the past, trimming your post is the best first step on
mailing lists.  Many of the top post vs bottom post comments happen on
the 5+ post on a thread when the size of the email becomes an issue.
I have blindly replied in the past and was unable to understand my own
email.  Take a moment and trim out the messy bits.  Use a (snip) or
<snip> to note huge missing areas. As you will note in Don's post
there is a history to the argument.  Also note Don's multiple
signatures which I think he will review after he sees it in action. :)

Above all, be polite...

~~~ Andrew "lathama" Latham lathama at gmail.com ~~~