[Scribus] Re: IMHO excessive quoting....

Tino Schwarze scribus.lists
Thu Jun 2 14:39:53 CEST 2005


Hi there,

On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 04:01:02PM -0700, frank gaude' wrote:

> >I think folks managing this user-list should also present their views
> >on this so that all the list users can reach a common agreement as to
> >whether to include the quoted text above or below the post.
> >
> >Perhaps, someone (preferably from within the team) should post the
> >list-netiquette on the wiki to resolve the issue for good.

> All this is good, but I for one think more tolerance for variety is in 
> order. Diversity is the order of the day, especially when it comes to 
> developing free software. The fewer rules the better.

While diversity is A Good Thing(tm), it starts to hamper communication
if possibly bad habits are taken over without being scrutinized.

It's also about respecting all the people who will read my writing - I
can make it difficult for them (by top-posting, full-quoting, writing all
lowercase, using H at x0r 5p33c4 etc.).

Bye, Tino.





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