Eric:
Sorry. I agree with "top-post" and "full-quote" so that readers will
get the full context of the thread without having to look elsewhere in
other posts (or emails). I understand that it is bandwidth overhead,
but my comment is not the only point being made on the thread, and to
slight someone else by throwing away their comment is censorship in my
mind, and I do not agree with ANY type or form of censorship.
I realize the bandwidth issues that are the main concerns behind these
policies, and I will immediately (when I respond to this on-list) abide
by the rules (which personally I disagree with, but will abide by on-list).
> top-posting,
"It is the default implemented by Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express,
Gmail, and others"
as well as
"Microsoft has had a significant influence on top-posting by the ubiquity
of its software;
its e-mail and newsreader software places the cursor at the top by
default, and in several
cases makes it difficult not to top-post..."
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting
Sorry. I'm a firm believer in top-posting, although I will REALLY try to
stop on-list.
> full-quoting,
For me this is is the "complete-history" aspect of email, which I also
prefer...
as well as the lack of censorship.
In my mind and my writing style, it is more important to understand the
context
of the snipped quotes... as in this example, the rest of you comments and
the
context are lost to the "bit bucket".
> quoting raw email addresses from mail headers
Unfortunately, that is a part of the full-quoting issue, which I will
also attempt
to remember to curb on-list.
Also, I have two strikes against me. Outlook is the default at work,
and gmail... Gmail is a personal choice... but I think that if I
delete the history in outlook, it won't get sent thru gmail to the
list.
Barry Smith
PS: did that work? Is this post compliant?
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