[GRLUG] Social norms

[Rich Nagel]

I just got done deleting the entire "Social Norms" thread from my Inbox, 
but this particular post I think I'll keep. Thanks Bob! :)

Cheerio!

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Kline 
  To: grlug at grlug.org 
  Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Social norms


  "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of 
  sound and fury, signifying nothing."

         -Macbeth

  It might be time to
  expand the discussion from just
  vertical to include
  horizontal.  i.e.,  how
  about a major blowout now over
  line lengths?

  I almost never read the 
  group
  any more,  so don't bother
  particularly venting against
  me, but do make sure
  the rubes are clear on
  that too.  And maybe a few
  words about 
  fonts. Punctuation
  and speling two.

  But avoiding all useful
  content is OK.  Yes,  like
  I just did.  And if the rubes
  don't knuckle under, go
  off and pout.

      -bOB



  On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Greg Folkert <greg at gregfolkert.net> wrote:

    Mainly because it doesn't break the flow. If you want an example, here
    it is. But then you'll see this shortly.


    On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 08:34 -0400, Collin wrote:
    > Tim Schmidt wrote:
    > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Collin <adderd at kkmfg.com> wrote:
    > >
    > >> I suppose you did not. But, really, we can only debate what we do here.
    > >> You can't change what other people do. And it's not even a consensus out
    > >> there either. There are plenty of lists where top posting is OK. And, on
    > >> this list, it seems there are plenty of people who, like me, also do not
    > >> mind top posting.
    > >>
    > >
    > > Have you ever used the internet?
    >

    > (I snipped out the references you gave)

    and a bravo for that noting.

    [SNIP] works as well and most people know what or why.

    >
    > Let me be brief rather than get into this all over again. There are more
    > important things to fight about. To each their own. All I'm asking is
    > that you at least try to keep an open mind and abide by those that have
    > different conventions than you.


    Its not about YOU. Its about saving hours of other people's time trying
    to read this thread *AND* for posterity's sake of the archives being
    *READABLE*. For the archivists and people trying to read the particular
    64-bit Linux thread... proper quoting and responses either in-line or
    bottom posting actually *SAVE TIME* and *READABILITY* actually increases
    many fold.

    The main reason why in-line or bottom replies work better...

    Do you people that top post *EVER* think about anyone *BUT* yourselves?

    So, just because you like to drive on the other side of the road, does
    that mean you should and not expect some kind of destructive fallout?

    I've kept to my own here mostly on this subject. I've been admonished by
    a few people to "Lighten up" so... as we can see I'm *BY FAR* not the
    only one that believes this.

    You seem to follow *some* guidelines as it suites you... its almost like
    you are doing a Microsoft EEE (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish) tactic here.
    --
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