Andrew Thomas
2008-Dec-11 08:59 UTC
[asterisk-users] top posting again [was: Re: CDR Design]
Well, it seems this opened one large can of worms. Anyway, just to repeat my previous plea - and to echo David's request - can we please stop all this 'top post' rubbish and move on with our lives? Thanks and Merry Christmas Andy -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David fire Sent: 06 December 2008 03:12 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] top posting again [was: Re: CDR Design] is enougth of this pointless topic... you are spammers now... 2008/12/6 Bob Gustafson <bobgus at rcn.com> If I notice that someone has started a bottom post, I will follow. But, if I am the first, I will top post. When I look at a new email, I don't like to scroll to the bottom to find out what is new. If you know of a mail reader which will automatically scroll to the top of the latest info, let me know. If there is a technological fix, perhaps these threads will die down. Bob G On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 14:47 +1300, Duncan Turnbull wrote:> I like the discussion, I doubt it will end. > > I prefer top posting because I reply to all my customers that way, my > mail client isn't that smart and I think technology should meet the > needs rather than force you to adopt work arounds. > > I can fully understand though others preferring it, but I don't. > > All the presented evidence so far suggest bottom posting is a work > around to a list archive function that is less than ideal or a > politeness to get around a way of doing things that doesn't really apply > so much anymore. I would have thought someone could make a better list > archive model, I don't believe bottom posting is intuitive and therefore > being picked up by many newcomers to the game. > > An alternate is to get a filter that sorts the whole thing out depending > on preferences ;-), but who can be bothered. > > I haven't seen a signup requirement to this list requiring bottom > posting, and neither have I on the many other lists I am on. In fact if > I look at most of my lists the majority of posters over time have tended > to top posting. Doesn't mean its right but it appears to be happening. > > Cheers Duncan > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > ? ?http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users_______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: ? http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users is enougth of this pointless topic... you are spammers now... -- (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(")signature to help him gain world domination.
Danny Nicholas
2008-Dec-11 14:21 UTC
[asterisk-users] top posting again [was: Re: CDR Design]
Thanks to all of you "toppers" we can now plan on any message with "top" or "post" being treated as spam. Some of us actually read these threads to learn, not just to hear ourselves "talk". If you really have to be "top" somewhere, go to FoxSports. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Thomas Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:59 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] top posting again [was: Re: CDR Design] Well, it seems this opened one large can of worms. Anyway, just to repeat my previous plea - and to echo David's request - can we please stop all this 'top post' rubbish and move on with our lives? Thanks and Merry Christmas Andy -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of David fire Sent: 06 December 2008 03:12 To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] top posting again [was: Re: CDR Design] is enougth of this pointless topic... you are spammers now... 2008/12/6 Bob Gustafson <bobgus at rcn.com> If I notice that someone has started a bottom post, I will follow. But, if I am the first, I will top post. When I look at a new email, I don't like to scroll to the bottom to find out what is new. If you know of a mail reader which will automatically scroll to the top of the latest info, let me know. If there is a technological fix, perhaps these threads will die down. Bob G On Sat, 2008-12-06 at 14:47 +1300, Duncan Turnbull wrote:> I like the discussion, I doubt it will end. > > I prefer top posting because I reply to all my customers that way, my > mail client isn't that smart and I think technology should meet the > needs rather than force you to adopt work arounds. > > I can fully understand though others preferring it, but I don't. > > All the presented evidence so far suggest bottom posting is a work > around to a list archive function that is less than ideal or a > politeness to get around a way of doing things that doesn't really apply > so much anymore. I would have thought someone could make a better list > archive model, I don't believe bottom posting is intuitive and therefore > being picked up by many newcomers to the game. > > An alternate is to get a filter that sorts the whole thing out depending > on preferences ;-), but who can be bothered. > > I haven't seen a signup requirement to this list requiring bottom > posting, and neither have I on the many other lists I am on. In fact if > I look at most of my lists the majority of posters over time have tended > to top posting. Doesn't mean its right but it appears to be happening. > > Cheers Duncan > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > ? ?http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users_______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: ? http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users is enougth of this pointless topic... you are spammers now... -- (\__/) (='.'=)This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(")signature to help him gain world domination. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users