[CS-FSLUG] Administrative note: A Christian community is shutting down.

Fred A. Miller fmiller at lightlink.com
Thu Mar 27 20:28:54 CDT 2008


Frank Bax wrote:
> Fred A. Miller wrote:
>> I'm a co-moderator on several lists and we now mandate bottom 
>> posting because top posters created too much grief for everyone else. 
> 
> 
> It's sad to think that a solution found for your other lists should be 
> applied to every list you participate in - without any discussion on the 
> subject.  Some email clients do not allow bottom posting (my BlackBerry 
> does not).  Soon another "rule" will be imposed that the amount of "new" 
> content in an email be more than the "quoted" portion; or that all 
> "signatures" be removed before reply.  It's my opinion that email is 
> perhaps the wrong tool for discussions like those happening on this list 
> at the moment.  The problem is; no better tool presents itself at the 
> moment.  I think that as long as we are using the wrong tool for the 
> job; we should avoid adding more "rules" in an attempt to fix/hide the 
> underlying problem.

It may be the wrong tool. Bottom posting as been the standard on the 
Net. for a very long time, and for good reason. I asked it as a 
favor.....NOT a demand, and stated my reasons for it. Nothing more, 
nothing less.

Fred

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