[arch-general] Top Posting Revisited

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 16.12.2011 04:47, schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> Yeah lets all just spam fuck gmail devs because they won't add a automatic
> bottom posting feature.
> 
> Seriously...
> 
> +++
> 
> Since I'm uncertain how to handle incoming emails in the future I still use my providers M$ thingy. I prefer bottom posting and plain text, but not only my provider's M$ thingy doesn't mark the original message with signs for the quote and there's no option to use plain text. Today it's very common to write HTML and to answer above the original message.

1) It's "common" because most people do not use mailing lists and never
used the usenet. They first used email post-2000 and never learned
proper netiquette. That doesn't mean it's right. It just means these
people are ignorant and keep behaving the way they want to after joining
a mailing list - instead of following the established netiquette for
such lists.

2) I hate to have to lecture you, but you need to learn proper quoting -
reading your mails is painful. If your MTA doesn't do proper quoting,
use a different one.

3) IMO, repeated failure to obey these rules should result in a ban from
the list - this is not kindergarten, people should at least try to behave.

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