[ubuntu-art] Again, top-posting. (*sigh*)

[Thorsten Wilms]

On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 12:09 -0500, Matthew Nuzum wrote:

> We need to be careful to avoid putting too many barriers in place.
> Nothing stifles creativity and enthusiasm more than getting hit with a
> laundry list of rules and regulations you must comply with (well,
> except maybe getting caught up in a flame over them).

The chaos we have leads to nowhere.
Enthusiasm that burns so faintly it doesn't even survive being told
about rules that are strictly designed to make the live of mailing list
recipients easier is worth nothing, because that's all it will lead to:
nothing (but words).

> I'm always eager to hear new ideas and thoughts on this list. However
> I am really tired of rants about etiquette. Every day I deal with
> people who don't know that its best to trim posts or reply below the
> original message. Its not my job to educate them, I simply lead by
> example.

You cannot lead if no one follows.

What I'm tired about is single line replies combined with quoting whole
threads. How could one expect anything good regarding artwork, which is
much about communication, from people who are so ignorant about the work
others (would) have to invest to read their ... opinions?

> I would suggest that we've probably lost more opportunities to do
> something great as a team because of this top-posting fascism than
> probably any other issue we've addressed.

I take issue with you calling this fascism and regarding opportunities,
I point to my first paragraph.


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