On May 22, 7:40 am, Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I fail to understand is what difference does it make if text is > above or below a sig delimiter? Either it is offensive or it is not. I > and others have been blasted for supposedly offensive remarks. However, > if you read the sigs of many people who post on this list (and even lots > of Debian developers who post on the developer lists) you will find > words/material that is equally as offensive, if not more. > > What is the requirement? It can be offensive if the text is a properly > formatted sig? It can be offensive if there is at least an equal amount > of on-topic non-offensive text? Seriously. What is the policy?
Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems real simple to me. If you want to reply to the body of someone's post, you reply on the list. If you want to reply to someone's signature, you reply to them directly. If you feel someone needs to be taken to task for something they posted, but it doesn't have to do with the topic at hand, you reply to them directly. >From what I've seen over the years, expert-types (like yourself) have a strong need to get in the final word. This is what leads to these annoyingly endless OT threads. It just seems like common courtesy to at least attempt to take OT-ness off-list, instead of publicly "flogging the horse". Of course you always have the option of just letting go... -Ped
