Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Michael Schmalle
Quoting Bertrand Delacretaz : On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM, David Arno wrote: From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacre...@apache.org] Sent: 05 January 2012 13:24 I apologize if you feel insulted, that was not the intention - I thought that by saying *I* hate top posting I made it clear t

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:09 PM, David Arno wrote: >> From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacre...@apache.org] >> Sent: 05 January 2012 13:24 >> I apologize if you feel insulted, that was not the intention - I thought that >> by saying *I* hate top posting I made it clear that I'm just expressing

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Jeffry Houser
I used to do in-line posting a lot; but stopped for a few reasons. Outlook seems to be designed for "top posting" and makes it hard to do in-line or bottom posting. The end result is that every corporate client I have does top posting and some get confused w/ in-line posting. Often the in

RE: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread David Arno
> From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacre...@apache.org] > Sent: 05 January 2012 13:24 > I apologize if you feel insulted, that was not the intention - I thought that > by saying *I* hate top posting I made it clear that I'm just expressing an > opinion. A couple of people have pointed out t

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, David Arno wrote: > ...Your core message - that edited, bottom-posted emails work best with > Apache's archive facility and so could we please follow that convention - is > a good one. It's a shame you spoilt it by insulting myself and others by > suggesting you

RE: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread David Arno
> From: Bertrand Delacretaz [mailto:bdelacre...@apache.org] > Sent: 05 January 2012 10:03 > I'm just here as an incubation mentor so I'm not going to dictate anything > (nor do I have the power to do so when it comes to such things), > but I hate top posting and I'm seeing way too much of it for

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread DiMiTRi
On 5 Jan 2012, at 10:02, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: IMO, the first part of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style describes the efficient Apache style of "inline posting with minimal quoting" very well, and also IMO that's by far the style that works best for serious discussions on a large lis

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Paul Evans
On 5 Jan 2012, at 10:02, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > IMO, the first part of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style > describes the efficient Apache style of "inline posting with minimal > quoting" very well, and also IMO that's by far the style that works > best for serious discussions on a l

re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread f...@rduartes.net
Point taken and I'm sorry for being one of those people that do it. You're absolutely right and I'd very gladly +1 on that! Original Message > From: "Bertrand Delacretaz" > Sent: quinta-feira, 5 de Janeiro de 2012 10:28 > To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: I hate top

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Peter Elst
> +1 - I'll take the joke opportunity anyway. :D > +1 :) In all seriousness, good points and if the post volume of this mailinglist continues as it is now good to have some best practices going. - Peter

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Omar Gonzalez
+1 - I'll take the joke opportunity anyway. :D On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 2:02 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > Hi Flex community, > > I'm just here as an incubation mentor so I'm not going to dictate > anything (nor do I have the power to do so when it comes to such > things), but I hate top posting

Re: I hate top posting

2012-01-05 Thread Raju Bitter
Good points, especially with regard to trimming and the search feature. - Raju