[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: O'Reilly Discussion Guidelines

[Will Senn]

Bryan,

I just had to chime in and break a rule in the process. Bottom-post? 
Ugh! What weak minded twaddle (not yours, the mastermind behind the 
original FAQ). Bottom-posting presupposes that one cannot remember what 
has previously been said and needs to reread the thread, not once, not 
twice, not three times, not four times, not five times, not well, you 
get the idea, but as many times as the thread is quoted. I've been on 
the net since, man I honestly don't remember, I guess since the early 
1990's. Before that it was BBSing with a 1200 baud modem. Thing is, one 
day, some guy (maybe it WAS Bill O'Reilly, sounds kind of like a right 
wing conspiracy sort of thing) decided that bottom-posting was preferred 
and I'm just sad that the other guy (maybe it was Tim O'Reilly) didn't 
set him straight that it doesn't matter, top/bottom/side/inline posting, 
so long as ideas are being communicated and not blather. My personal 
preference, has always been and will likely continue to be top-posting. 
However, I tend to try to maintain continuity and not disrupt the flow - 
so, if a thread is composed of bottom-postings, I'll oblige with 
bottom-posting - today I'm feeling mischievous.

Now, where were we, oh yeah, staying on topic (not) - anybody sign up 
for that free Solaris 10 DVD offer?


Just pokin' fun, keep the flames light, please :)

Will



Bryan J. Smith wrote:

>On Wed, 2004-09-08 at 18:32, lee wrote:
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>>bryan - can you provide a url which details these discussion guidelines?
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>- Bottom-post by default, top-post sparingly
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