X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=eM6u3WHc8AbpevRV jvDVd5R+3Mp5JfjRXZ8pPahFfv2d1In0wK2dykUtPtqrU/AlcwNAmHAYH6J3FKQR PSTNqMTBjcDDUnrW6P1q26NsbCz47evQNqw50WFfkzvdc119u/3tfeR9qw7yl+L6 l2+VoaBzOfV03PQOke8ogoNwVG0= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=gpLZ9jB8FdCsGarA5tkWuB XeiaQ=; b=tdmRGXLSJDKI5MkvG2WrWUfQMHr09dpqIfUhu4PD/w1s+Jz83wzakq aFeBQpECc/uono7WHcE+mW3hyChVxEeD1rVsaPvYR5Yfu2MsXrW0wUf64auNppjq iEhBGpjCyPqSPg54GwExyyqOG2jpeYyjNM9jYnQy6ILBEA7CKWGrQ= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=Including, wake, Walsh, walsh X-HELO: mail-io0-f175.google.com X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-language :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ojUfrSbKWGfi5aHdOuoubyy/EVYicYm53baGNj4Rh00=; b=Y1tgEFTHxUpINeOUR5iCf9L4+i7RIdZSiaZWIeFYAI+ZK6Ekhr+yltkeNiCuZpgbBV dkQ2nreoGLTxZ+kjl8C5QQ0dEknjZSzPYPx0k1hi55gDTr1QbWkWBKzPvJU/klf25lEG KhG4sR0NHOiVbLEB6QVfTOjXKJZEX3uxHvCpIZFuqk8de2X3xE6L1mJLH5zGBT0e3fne PosxSYZvB7rbPsBy1cCbVW1kBvScMASMUHY9/sWrM5paLVQJ0KL//KzO/lb1T034DjmJ XqmZ4mTafWaiKRIPj5tjyVHbrtvxNi00UC4bfBwgPzfXkixy4uNMjyWt0+3RPCPrOsYa cKQg== X-Gm-Message-State: AHYfb5hdcpBGPU/atmK+lKGAvJkV1Gni8uOAfrQkufFyran2XUIpDx5E zuWxKEi8eN2cHGtk X-Received: by 10.107.199.195 with SMTP id x186mr10470950iof.293.1503671061676; Fri, 25 Aug 2017 07:24:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Either trim quoted text or STOP BOTTOM POSTING To: "cygwin AT cygwin DOT com" References: <000001d31acd$108b0340$31a109c0$@rogers.com> <0ac245f1-002b-2993-c1de-e4ddaafa9c7d AT cs DOT umass DOT edu> <637017a5-b774-cb10-f064-065d20e421b3 AT cs DOT umass DOT edu> <599F710B DOT 1070306 AT tlinx DOT org> From: cyg Simple Message-ID: Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:24:21 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/52.3.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <599F710B.1070306@tlinx.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-IsSubscribed: yes On 8/24/2017 8:36 PM, L A Walsh wrote: > If you can't trim your quoted text, then please stop burying the > new stuff on the bottom. > Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed. I see from a google search that you've had problems with style in the past even on this list. > > I've noticed it is most often bottom-poster who include all > previous quotes -- and that's the worst -- having to WADE > through EVERYTHING that came before, when EVERYONE on the > list has already received it.  That's the rub: if you List etiquette frowns on both bottom and top posting and warrants to interleaving the replies. > want to bottom-post, then trim what you are quoting to that > which is necessary (and that's fine w/me). > But if you are not good about trimming, then put the *IMPORTANT* > stuff first (your NEW text).  That's write -- the most important s/write/right > thing in your email is what YOU are writing.  It should come > first.  If you feel a need to quote large parts of the previous > conversation, put it in an appendix -- because most people will > have already received and read it.  Including it again is > "superfluous", but that's why there are appendices. What I'm replying to follows what I'm quoting to give context to the reply. My reply should never be more important that the reason for the response. Without the context of what I'm responding to there is no reason to reply but I should create a new subject and thread. > > I DO pay attention to the subject BTW. Well all and good but you hijacked a thread to bring home a point which is in itself just wrong. https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/MailingListEtiquette -- cyg Simple -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple