[GRLUG] GRLUG meetings

[john-thomas richards]

On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 04:30:15PM -0400, Bob Kline wrote:
[snip]
>   The entire  "e-mail etiquette"    episode strikes me
>   as a total triumph of form over  substance.   I suspect
>   many are really not that  concerned about the structure
>   of e-mail as long as there's something worth reading in it.

It is not a triumph of form over substance.  It is an attempt to
organize the substance so as to aid the reader in following a series of
posts.  You seem to not understand that following previously
standardized guidelines for communication via the internet actually
improves the quality of the communication.  This is not a matter of
personal preference or someone's pet peeve; it is an attempt to improve
the flow of communication.

>   Put it to a vote.  If people really want to spend their
>   time worrying about how many sig lines they have,
>   or where a response to a message goes,
>   then it can become group law.  Maybe assign
>   an e-mail tsar with absolute authority to tongue lash
>   anyone that gets out of line.  That should do wonders
>   for the formerly casual atmosphere the GRLUG once
>   had.

Once had?  Hmm...

>   I  notice people intermixing their replies with the
>   original message.  Is that top or bottom posting?
>   Or something else?  At least one person doing it is
>   concerned about top and bottom posting.
> 
>   Is intermixing permitted?  Does anyone give a rip?

You seem to give a rip.

"Intermixing" enables one to follow the post.  For example there are a
few different paragraphs in this post to which I have responded.
Rather than lump everything at the end, I have interspersed my comments
after your comments (hence, bottom-posting, as opposed to end-posting).
Again, this is to enhance the flow of the conversation.  Think of it as
(in this case) three streams of a conversation printed at the same time.
-- 
john-thomas
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