[mythtv-users] FW: Help understand the interface of Myth Media & Video Gallery

[Christopher Kerr]

On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 12:40 AM, Anthony Rooney <rooneyo at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John Pilkington
> Sent: Friday, 4 February 2011 9:24 PM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] FW: Help understand the interface of Myth Media
> & Video Gallery
>
> On 04/02/11 10:40, John Pilkington wrote:
>> On 04/02/11 10:28, Anthony Rooney wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Hi Anthony,
>>> As other posters have indicated, please post your responses after the
>>> quoted text. Top posting (putting your reply above the quoted text)
>>> is considered against the etiquette on this list.
>>
>>> Best of luck with your myth installation.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Greg
>>>
>>> Hi Greg
>>>
>>> I do not know what you and others mean by "Top Posting".
>>>
>>> All I have done is select Reply in my mail client and started writing
>>> a message. How can this be considered impolite??
>>>
>>> This time I have scrolled down to the bottom of the message and
>>> inserted this text.
>>>
>>> Is this OK?
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>
>> Yes, it's fine, apart from the 'Why should I do it this way' tone.
>>
>> That's the way this list has always run. It keeps things in sequence
>> and people know where to look for the new stuff.
>>
>> Your email client probably has a setting to quote the original before
>> your reply. It may even be destination-sensitive.
>>
>> John P
>
> And the list rules also specify text only - not HTML.  Perhaps M$ can manage
> that too...
>
> Greg
>
> What do you mean by 'Why should I do it this way' tone.
>
> Do you know another way of asking a question without asking why?
>
> Do you really need to resort to such precious condescending crap when
> someone ask a genuine question?
>
> Perhaps you should get the M$ monkey off your shoulder as you don't have to
> keep on proving yourself.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Mailing_List_etiquette

Enjoy.

- Chris