[mythtv-users] posting protocol - bottom vs. top???

[James Abernathy]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2019, 8:17 AM Ian Cameron <mkbloke at gmail.com wrote:

> On Thu, 14 Feb 2019 at 12:12, James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I've seen comments over the years about top posting vs. bottom posting
>> with bottom posting being preferred by this mailing list.
>>
>
> Yes, top posting is unnecessary and is *usually* done by those who are
> lazy and inconsiderate.  Bottom posting and trimming quoted text
> appropriately are standard good etiquette guidelines for all mailing lists
> and have been since almost the dawn of the Internet.
>
> Every mailing list message includes an appended signature to a wiki
> article about mailing list etiquette.
>
> It'll be at the bottom of this message.  It's this link:
>
> https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mailing_List_etiquette
>
> Top posting and unnecessary quoting are very annoying.  Trim quoted text
> appropriately to give enough context in replies and no more!
>
> So this is a test of what I've learned today. If it comes out at the
bottom then I've solved the Android Gmail app issue with bottom posting.

Jim A


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