[mythtv] Semi-OT: Mailing list protocol (was: MythFrontend Playback on PVR-350/Nvidia_nforce2/AMD2600)

[Jarod Wilson]

On Monday 28 June 2004 14:07, Tako Schotanus wrote:
> Jarod Wilson wrote:
> >On Saturday 26 June 2004 02:53, Tako Schotanus wrote:
> >>(although
> >>you could see this as an advantage of course in the way that people are
> >>almost forced to clean up the messgae a bit)
> >
> >Absolutely. Many top-posted messages contain miles of useless,
> > 7-level-deep quoted text, often including several signatures and the
> > mailing list footer over and over... I don't want a 32Kb email when all
> > the relevant information is in 2Kb. I always try to trim to relevant
> > parts, remove any excess sigs and footers.
>
> Ok, so the requirement should be:
>
> 1. don't top-post
> 2. trim the original messages before you reply
> 3. trim even more, I want to see the reply even on a 1024x768 screen
> without scrolling  ;-)

Ick. I run nothing below 1280x1024 (dual 19" LCDs at work, 21" CRT at home).

I definitely feel trimming excess sigs, footers and excess content is good 
form, and I wish everyone did so, but I certainly don't expect it. I do 
really despise top-posting though.

> Because maybe you do it, but lots of people don't and that's where I
> find myself scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. Rawhide!.

Yep. :-(

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