Re: Quoting Appropriately
Not a technical Informix problem at all — this is a netiquette thread on the IIUG list. Art Kagel asked (in capitals) that posters include the text of the message they are replying to; Jonathan Leffler agreed but added that over-quoting is equally bad, urged dropping signature/disclaimer blocks, and argued against top-posting (illustrating it with the classic reversed Q&A joke). Adam Tauno Williams agreed it is a problem on many lists. The rest is banter from "Obnoxio The Clown"; no rules were formally adopted, so no resolution is recorded.
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On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 03:40, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > [T]his is not directed only at you alone but to ALL posters, and I do > NOT apologize for shouting: > > PLEASE INCLUDE THE TEXT OF THE POST TO WHICH YOU ARE REPLYING WHEN YOU > POST TO THE IIUG FORUMS! > View seconded. The other thing which is annoying is excessive quoting of the previous material - too much is as bad as too little. It is also a courtesy to drop signature blocks, especially these days when many companies in Europe are obliged to add quite extensive disclaimer blocks to the ends of messages. I'd prefer to see less top-posting too - this one, I fear, is a lost cause, though. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is it such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/ "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." NB: Please do not use this email for correspondence. I don't necessarily read it every week, even. Mike Ditka <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mike_ditka.html>; - "If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms." --000e0cd147f29a6f630475da3ba8
On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 20:27 -0400, Jonathan Leffler wrote: > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 03:40, Art Kagel <art.kagel@gmail.com> wrote: > > [T]his is not directed only at you alone but to ALL posters, and I do > > NOT apologize for shouting: > > PLEASE INCLUDE THE TEXT OF THE POST TO WHICH YOU ARE REPLYING WHEN YOU > > POST TO THE IIUG FORUMS! > View seconded. +1 This recently seems a constant issue on almost every e-mail list I am on; reading the messages has become to irritating to even bother trying in some cases.
What? -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.
NOT funny, clown. ;-( Art S. Kagel Oninit (www.oninit.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 6:22 AM, Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com>wrote: > What? > > -- > Cheers, > Obnoxio The Clown > > http://obotheclown.blogspot.com > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is > believed to be clean. > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --0023545bd644df3cdf0475e3eaf6
What isn't? :o) -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 03:22, Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@serendipita.com>wrote: > What? > Oh, nothing for you to worry about. -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/ "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." NB: Please do not use this email for correspondence. I don't necessarily read it every week, even. Samuel Goldwyn<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/samuel_goldwyn.html>; - "I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong." --000e0cd150308621350475eba3db