On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 6:35 AM, Bruce Hill > <da...@happypenguincomputers.com> wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 11:23:35AM -0800, fe...@crowfix.com wrote: >> <snip, whack, d200d, cough, spit> >> >> Puhleeeze don't put such long stuff in an email. Have you heard of >> attachments? >> pastebins? >> > > Felix, > Personally, after years reading LKML, I have no problem with > in-line text of _any_ length, especially on the initial post or when > you are asked to respond with detailed info. While I understand > Bruce's comment I don't think it represents a democratic picture of > what this list has been comfortable with over the years.
Agreed. > > That said, what I do have a BIG problem with is people responding > and not taking the time to edit the response down to a few lines that > make it clear about what their point is. Many responses to 1000 line > emails are 1001 lines - the responder adds a one-liner. That's a real > waste. Guilty. To be fair, I try to properly snip and edit when I can, but if I'm responding from my phone (more often than not, of late), getting that kind of editing work in is very difficult. -- :wq
