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Re: Gmail and quotes


From: Janek Warchoł
Subject: Re: Gmail and quotes
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:30:25 +0100

2013/11/14 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
> Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> What we actually want here on lilypond mailing lists is not literally
>> bottom-posting, but inline-replying:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style (yes,
>> some people indeed use "bottom posting" to refer to "inline replying",
>> but this is ambiguous and therefore not helpful. I'm looking at you,
>> David).
>
> Are you able to point out an actual instance where I would have been
> talking about "bottom posting"?

Hmm.  I must have had hallucinations, because i had a very strong
impression that you used the name "bottom posting".  But indeed, you
haven't.  Sorry.

>> * Top-posting may be good when one is replying with some general
>> thoughts, which are only loosely related to the previous message(s).
>
> In that case there is no point in quoting the previous message at all.

Uh, really?
I don't know about you, but i had plenty of such situations.

Janek



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