how NOT to have "landscape" related message when log in SSH

[Bart Silverstrim]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> Can't inforce the rules?  Well, no, that's correct.  But people can
> just stop responding to your request because you refuse to follow
> etiquette rules and list rules. 

After many messages having people pull the top-posting crap on me, I 
simply started following that rule. I simply decided to trade off 
frustration for a little more relaxation. This list...and 
others...aren't worth more blood pressure medication.

>Several people have kindly asked you
> to do so, but you adamantly refuse. You are far from the first one to
> be asked to follow the rules. Am occasional top post is not so bad
> especially if it's a final solved message, but you refuse to accept
> that top posting makes followintg a thread difficult and a nuisance.
> I suspect many will just quit responting if you continue to do so.

It should not be a hard-and-fast rule. It's a common sense thing for 
people who read top to bottom. I top post a blurb if I'm quoting someone 
else to forward as an example, akin to saying, "take a look at this and 
let me know XYZ" and holding up a document in real life for someone to 
look at. When it's a conversation, inline it. It makes sense from a 
reader's perspective and makes it clear the portion you're referring to 
in your own comments.

I've come to just assume that top posters are just too lazy to edit and 
craft a message, like a side effect of instant messaging culture or 
using Outlook as an instant message client.

You're never going to change other people's habits and they will have 
every excuse under the sun before just plain admitting it's what they 
want to do and they don't want to change (It's so I can read the other 
conversation if I want!...yeah...I have sent items and trash for that, 
or intelligent quoting...don't you have a search function?)

*shrug* those have been my conclusions after dealing with e-messages for 
nearly a couple decades. Your mileage may vary.