[mythtv-users] New recordings option - off topic rant....
BP
lists at qucae.com
Sat Jul 17 16:37:30 EDT 2004
J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
>
> It's one of those things like "Don't start a new topic by replying to an
> existing one" or "Don't send HTML to the list." that folks should be
> aware of.
At least those first two items make sense as blanket rules. Never top
posting is ridiculous. Unless one is replying to specific points in a
previous message, there's no real purpose to bottom post. The reason to
bottom or inline post is to draw attention to what you are replying to.
It's a reference mechanism. I can't think of a single reason why you
should bottom post to an entire message. Only to chopped up, relevant
pieces. If you're reading messages in a threaded view (the reason for
the "don't start a new topic by replying to an existing one" rule),
insisting people scroll through what they just read 2 seconds ago is a
nuisance. The first thing I do with most messages on this list is
immediately scroll to the bottom then scroll up to see where the new
message started. I never re-read the quoted message. Top posting is
much more user friendly in most cases.
Anyhow, sorry for getting off topic. This oft raised issue just seems
to hit a bit of a nerve with me. I know the list won't change, but what
the heck.
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