On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 13:53 -0500, John Burton wrote: > *Requiring* people to "trim" and "bottom-post" before you respond to > them is a bit like *requiring* them to get a sheet of parchment and > India ink and write it out long hand. You can do it if you want, but you > risk being viewed as intolerant and focused on "form" over "content". People can view my opinions any way they want. However, I thought I made it very clear that I prefer trimmed, bottom-posted messages *on mailing lists* because they are a superior format for those fora, and also because those fora *currently* make it their preferred format. Hence, more appropriate, more useful, and currently the local custom are my arguments. I have never said old is good just 'cause it's old. My other point was that I will help those who make it easier for me to help them, since my time is limited. Newbies without a clue I usually attempt to both help and educate... people who respond "I don't give a damn, I'll keep doing it my way and blast local custom" get zip. Which part of that equates to India ink? -- Rodolfo J. Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
