Re: top posting (was: Hijack!) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: top posting (was: Hijack!)
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Msg-id 20071211090005.49af8f8f@commandprompt.com
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In response to top posting (was: Hijack!)  (Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>)
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On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:49:54 -0500
Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca> wrote:

> On a mailing list, perhaps one can argue that the conventions simply
> have to be followed.  But I know I find it pretty annoying to get 36
> lines of quoted text followed by something like, "No: see the manual,
> section x.y.z."

That is what <snip> is for :)

> 
> I don't think top posting is always the crime it's made to be (and I
> get a little tired of lectures to others about it on these lists).
> 

I can appreciate that but regardless of various "opinions" (mine
included). It is the PostgreSQL communities decision and I believe
except for newbies and a few long timers who should know better,
everyone avoids top posting.

Top posting makes it hard to read. 

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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