top posting (was Audio/Video Problems)

[David Lang]

On Sun, 6 Jan 2013, Basil Chupin wrote:

> On 06/01/13 12:30, Mark Greenwood wrote:
>> Well, this is fun.
>> 
>> Is it always like this or did I rejoin at the wrong time of the month? It 
>> makes me miss Steven Vollom, now there was a guy who appreciated help in 
>> any format.
>> 
>> There is more childishness and petty behaviour on the internet than in my 
>> nephew's creche, and 99% of it seems to be on Linux related mailing lists. 
>> Honestly guys, give people a break, lighten up, and get out more. You know 
>> those people who think linux is only for geeks? You're the reason they 
>> think that.
>> 
>> I came here to help out but if the formatting nazis think my choice of 
>> email client is more important than the advice I'm able to give then I have 
>> better things to do with my time. Good luck in your endeavours, however 
>> petty they may be. I'm going to unsubscribe because you lot don't deserve 
>> me.
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> On 06/01/13 00:34, Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
>>> On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:10:06 AM Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>> And he is not patronising and certainly not obnoxious. He just says it
>>>> as he sees it.
>>> The eternal excuse for being a prat -  "I'm just being myself! you can't
>>> handle meeeee..."
>>> 
>>> Don't worry - just saying it as I see it.
>
> ROFL!
>
> "I'm going to unsubscribe because you lot don't deserve me."!
>
> "Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man...." [ 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WFNbMohTQ]
>
> "So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodnight..."
>
> And don't let the door.......

As someone who has only been subscribed here a few months, I'll say that this 
attitude really bothers me.

Driving people away, and being glad to see them go over something as trivial as 
top vs bottom posting seems like the wrong thing to do.

I missed the initial post, so I don't know how agressive the initial exchange 
was, but I'm actually more bothered by the number of people posting that they 
are glad to see people leave over this issue than anything else.

Do you _really_ have so many people providing assistance, and so many users that 
you would rather have anyone who ever top posts go away and use something else 
rather than just answering their question (for a first time poster) or asking 
them to switch?

David Lang