[nylug-talk] Advice needed

[Ron Guerin]

Michael Bacarella wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 8:03 pm, Ron Guerin wrote:
>> This is a friendly reminder that top-posting will cause some of the most
>> useful people on this list not to help, and that not trimming is rude.
> 
> While we're getting in touch with our feelings, I'd like to mention that
> on mobile devices with small screens and slow refresh rates (such as
> what I'm on right now), it takes considerable effort for me to get to
> the bottom of a message.  Top-posters suddenly becomes MOST considerate.

Top-posting is not forbidden, and you'll find Peter does it
occasionally.  If you're on a mobile though, you'll appreciate that the
list guidelines do ask that people cut appropriately and only cite
relevant material in replies.

Top-posting will however cause no small number of people to not want to
devote time to replying.  That's a choice they made for themselves,
rather than one we're making for them, or for the poster.  It may be
there are people who won't reply to mail that isn't top-posted, but I
haven't heard of their existence yet. (which of course means the
universe is about to show me such a person)

Found this in my drafts...  having typed it up weeks ago, I might as
well send it, as I find the discussion interesting and useful.  How do
*you* read the list?  Is there a something about the list's present form
that's problematic for you?  I read the list on my cellphone sometimes,
and it's a pain, but I'm not sure there's anything that would make that
less painful.


- Ron