> > "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." It's true all over. The polite > thing to do when participating in *any* group -- not just > this one, not > just internet stuff, but any human interaction -- is to adapt your > manner of presenting yourself to be in harmony with the group. > > If you notice the archives of this list, like many other > lists, most of > the people -- and nearly all of the "veterans" -- quote inline, and > don't top-post. If you lost track of a discussion, there are > easy-to-find archives on the web that can help orient you. > > (Not that chastizing people is polite either, but too late > for that now. > Sorry, I'll leave it be with this one message.) >
Thank you for a constructive reply. I changed a setting in my outlook client to prefix the original message after I read this. Prior to this I though it was just silliness but now I understand that replying inline makes archives easier to read. - Brian -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
