On 8/11/05, Swapnil Nagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know that messages get rejected just because the reply starts at the > > top rather than *after* the original post (which in itself is > > ridiculous rule, but I respect it none-the-less) > > Why is it ridiculous ?
because most standard mail clients, like outlook as well as gmail, start the editing on top of the original email. because people start writing and reading from top to bottom. One has to *remember* to scroll down and start the reply. I know people who decided it is *not* worth their time on mailing list which will *not* moderate name calling (as original poster had mentioned), but will reject mails based on (incorrect) formatting. I think we might be loosing (possiblly technically) good people's help due to 'ridiculous' rules. I also said that although I personally don't like the rule, I'm abiding by it. BTW, I didn't mean the rule is ridiculous, but the fact that message gets rejected, is ridiculous. Are you moderator , who made this rule ? Are you taking this personally ? Coz if you are, please don't. My suggestion was only in the best interest of the entire PLUG community. Instead of asking point blank "why is it ridiculous" it would have helped to give your points "why it is NOT ridiculous" I think this is what original poster was implying, lack of maturity/holier-than-thou approach of the (few, but very vocal) pluggies. I can guess why this rule might have been put in place, i guess that for people who read mail archives, it makes sense to read the context first and *then* the reply, but I'm guessing that that number would be fewer than regular members who have read the original query already. -DP -- On the internet, no one knows you are a penguin (http://www.unc.edu/depts/jomc/academics/dri/idog.html) -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
