[wplug] A question of etiquette

[Gregsim]

I too use Outlook or Outlook  Express which top posts.  So, my comment is
the first thing you see when you open your email.  What is so bad about
that?  I had to get used to running to the bottom of email to find the new
comment on many emails in this mail group.

I notice that Thunderbird bottom posts by default - so I am caught between
two paradigms.  I can appreciate the frustration of those trying to reach
into the other person's world and deal with 'non-standard' (in  your world)
email formats and will try to use Thunderbird in the future for posting to
WPLUG.  I guess you can delete this email now.

Greg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran at potentialtech.com>
To: "General user list" <wplug at wplug.org>
Cc: <breany at csc.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [wplug] A question of etiquette


> Burt E Reany <breany at csc.com> wrote:
> >
> > (Besides, our corporate
> > choice of $ware top-posts automatically, so I have an
externally-enforced
> > protocol, and wouldn't be allowed to be polite even if I wanted to.)
>
> There are many arguments in favor of top-posting.  Some of them are valid.
>
> This one, however is the least valid, and the worst excuse ever.
>
> It's like a cop saying, "The pistol I carry tends to go off when it's
> pointed at children, it's not really something I have control of."
>
> Or a motorist saying, "The car tends to swerve to the right when there
> are pedestrians on the side of the road, it's not my fault."
>
> In either of those cases, I think we (as a group) would become very upset
> and insist that the [pistol|vehicle] be either repaired or replaced.
>
> Granted, top-posting is not nearly as bad as child or pedestrain killing,
> but the excuse is just as ridiculous.
>
> If your software is forcing you to do something, then you are a slave to
> your software.  I suggest you try to escape, else you'll be a slave
forever.
>
> I'm not even bringing up your earlier argument, because it's not
ridiculous.
> And I'm not in the mood for debating the relative merits of reasonable
> points today.  However, I am in the mood for shooting down ridiculous
> comments.
>
> -- 
> Bill Moran
> Potential Technologies
> http://www.potentialtech.com
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