On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 05:00:19PM -0500, Bo Peng wrote: > In this discussion, many replies are polite and informative but others > are cynical and rude, even they are written in 'good style'. I can sit > down and argue with you about compared to web, ftp, mp3, rm, how much > bandwidth is used for emails but I decide to quit this discussion just > because many of you are too righteous to hear about it.
i find this interesting. you say you are going to quit this discussion because people are too righteous to discuss it with you and yet you fail to address the points that many of the polite posters have brought up. i suppose quiting is easier than discussing these issues. 1) when multiple points are made in the email, it is much nicer to see the reply below the point being addressed. 2) tofu leads to very long emails in which you need to start at the bottom and read backwards in order to get a good idea of what is going on. most cultures read from the top down. 3) it is impolite to use this format in a technical forum. a response to this email would be a good place for you to practice. no extra charge. -- Peter Abplanalp PGP: pgp.mit.edu
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