Re: [GENERAL] Top posting.... - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Top posting....
Date
Msg-id 20170514014855.GC808@momjian.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Top posting....  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Top posting....  (Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
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On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 01:43:52PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Absolutely.  The point of quoting previous messages is not to replicate
> the entire thread in each message; we have archives for that.  The point
> is to *briefly* remind readers what it is that you're responding to.
> If you can't be brief, you are disrespecting your readers by wasting their
> time. They've probably already read the earlier part of the thread anyway.

Totally agree, and I am seeing non-trimmed bottom posts more often on
the hackers list than I used to.  I am thinking someone needs to start a
hackers thread about that.

Amen to the usability of the archives with no thread breaks --- I am
sure that was not easy.

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