Top posting [was disabling of XWindows start on Ubuntu]

[Kevin O'Gorman]

On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 1:47 PM, staticsafe <me at staticsafe.ca> wrote:

> On 5/5/2013 16:10, chris wrote:
> > On Sun, 2013-05-05 at 17:41 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
> >> On 5 May 2013 17:27, Dave Woyciesjes <woyciesjes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >>> Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 5 May 2013 15:42, Kevin Wilson <wkevils at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> It is preferred not to top post on this list, insert your reply inline
> >>>> at appropriate points in previous message.  Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Don't bother trying anymore. No one cares about the rules anymore. I
> guess they learned to read email from the bottom to the top.
> >>
> >> Yes they do care, and particularly on this list the vast majority do
> >> it correctly, and those that don't are usually new posters who do not
> >> know and usually don't top post any more after a polite request.
> >>
> >> In fact thread hijacking is more of a problem.
> >>
> >> Colin
> >>
> >
> > top posters   >dev null
> >
> >
> >
>
> I would love to do that, but on some lists there would be no difference
> between unsubscribing and that.
>
> This sort of thing varies from list to list and place to place.  Here,
you'll get requested, advised, scolded (if you persist) every time for
top-posting.  Since people respond better than that, I've never seen it
come to moderator action.  I've been moderating for a year or so I think
and have had more trouble with persistent OT comments or threads.  Most of
my time by far is spent scanning the filter rejects to make sure good stuff
gets through, helping newbies, and rescuing folks whose ISP has blacklisted
us.  Not hassling people.  Fortunately.

-- 
Kevin O'Gorman

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