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

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Top posting....
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Top posting....  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> 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.

Yeah I'd rather someone quote NOTHING than just top post with no trimming.


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