From clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Mon Dec 19 09:10:06 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: list@krisma.oltrelinux.com Delivered-To: list@krisma.oltrelinux.com Received: from aj.catt.com (aj.catt.com [64.18.103.6]) by mail.oltrelinux.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27A7B11AE78 for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:10:06 +0100 (CET) Received: from aj.catt.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aj.catt.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C33D0156165; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:09:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from ickx.fenrir.org.uk (mx.fenrir.org.uk [81.168.115.223]) by aj.catt.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10FB1155FC7 for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:09:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from peterson.fenrir.org.uk ([10.0.0.2]) by ickx.fenrir.org.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.60 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1EoG5W-00039F-My for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:09:42 +0000 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:09:42 +0000 From: Brian Morrison To: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] [OT] Top posting is harmful. (Was: Clamd Problem.) Message-ID: <20051219080942.59f5e183@peterson.fenrir.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <43A64D68.4050906@mweb.co.za> References: <43ea8d070512170148j199f1f49i@mail.gmail.com> <43A435BA.8080206@telkom.net.id> <80D86E2B-399C-4B3F-B4C6-789EA69542A4@daleenterprise.com> <200512172314.10947.kitchen@scriptkitchen.com> <43A582EA.5010407@gmail.com> <20051218173333.5bf5fd05@peterson.fenrir.org.uk> <7.0.0.16.2.20051218095248.03adc350@anastrophe.com> <20051218185051.GA5991@mark.mielke.cc> <20051219000814.GC31325@www.lobefin.net> <20051219022419.GA3012@mark.mielke.cc> <43A64D68.4050906@mweb.co.za> Organization: The Fool and Bladder Face-Jumping Team X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.9.100cvs67 (GTK+ 2.6.10; i386-redhat-linux-gnu) X-PGP-KeyID: DE32E5C5 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ClamAV users ML List-Id: ClamAV users ML List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net Errors-To: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at krisma.oltrelinux.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 tagged_above=-999.0 required=6.0 tests=AWL, BAYES_50 X-Spam-Level: On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:04:24 +0200 in 43A64D68.4050906@mweb.co.za Cami wrote: > > What upsets me, is when, on mailing lists everywhere, a few people > > turn 'top post' instances into flame wars. Is it really that hard to > > ignore it? Do people really need to be flamed for something so > > minor? > > It is needed. The main reason for people complaining about top-posting > is that people tend to read from top to bottom. Its difficult having > to start reading mails from bottom upwards, hence, replies should go > at the bottom so that you can follow the text/conversation trail. For > those people who spend hours trawling through newsgroup postings, top- > posting is a nightmare. A: Because it reverses the natural order of conversations and makes it confusing as to who posted what. Q: Why is that so annoying? A: Top posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing about mailing lists and Usenet? -- Brian Morrison bdm at fenrir dot org dot uk GnuPG key ID DE32E5C5 - http://wwwkeys.uk.pgp.net/pgpnet/wwwkeys.html _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html