From nobody Wed Nov 24 23:37:43 2021 X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E921518A31AF for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 23:37:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from khng300@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lf1-x132.google.com (mail-lf1-x132.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::132]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1D4" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Hzy905k0Hz3pg6; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 23:37:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from khng300@gmail.com) Received: by mail-lf1-x132.google.com with SMTP id m27so11371439lfj.12; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:37:24 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=sdInMn91IQdFXidnZO42fXE82b4grhhdQMGyR8g5TZw=; b=gtAPF/Cgdxnz080fJzvoUcHMhdd6DARdX/Rwb/OZpJPDoQLhkCspyyGpisUWTyxXZD +BLxhEj/Z9rH+tPOD8hX4y4ruM20UhtZQpkqg0q3eJRYwfyirbvs9cE6vuZnOOf8zs2j TYmaZMu/nq1BlZ2ElIa6J/Vy2+R8zkQyzgi+leRmz3P6hzqKoFj5eDz3gB5SgT/vtYMs WFUXWnsxZO94U0D8sBYZrlJRY7Co8cgE33qUo0VflM1r4XcBMjCu+9JwkVi8K+gyQtKN FNAr4FCH3GjuuMvu9e2Zptchsm1LPgj9DAUc0sMAyrctTQNI560rRLOo0+Fbm8hkHWYq PdnA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=sdInMn91IQdFXidnZO42fXE82b4grhhdQMGyR8g5TZw=; b=HYow+alTnh0fNSvu/i2BbxY4YsD9ORmhvXIXVpgOG0nho5aeEA0KI59bfYgC2nmejd Q7jlQvG0ezkKpgx1+ga5elvTgYOUrLimawGgVHP0YhTDCgPDaeoaF/OhsJU678mQKgHC cyOYKutbfxkniuomJLoZvd5uYnmxcuR4jLIWRGBLsjSdXxKfozm3lMZHo8Zzq2LwP7qx SOPlMYYXw7d6Fk39ugIPzqdusnrhQkwZ+CrUrxnp+dRXHlCXyHNAkNx36jR6BjyCHWyP Eue65WgbBfNfG4SgbqQrJ7BJPy2KASe4Z13JtyZo8/RjR1uA3PSq2PODegLf7X2dkkch 3h5Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532Os63q52hL1e989uZ0ltE6xYXzxaNEQhIzEUlrYEWwJE8JIlzO lRFfCv8dI4LACDuZ/10rCwCBmAed/21CJSQrsfYoPHQ8 X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxboW9f34tqTB3b1Ypav1B4WWgpCPa50KCTXrd/PmYBhGrHkJD6mIEhiKC9km9URrETsjz8nazYQfYGXZr2Uxc= X-Received: by 2002:ac2:4564:: with SMTP id k4mr19291335lfm.380.1637797043178; Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:37:23 -0800 (PST) List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <861r36xzpe.fsf@phe.ftfl.ca> <8483eae3-3ee2-1548-8786-42bb96d4937a@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: From: Ka Ho Ng Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:37:43 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Top posting (was: Call for Foundation-supported Project Ideas) To: Michael Schuster Cc: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk , Graham Perrin , FreeBSD Hackers , Joseph Mingrone Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f912d405d1915606" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Hzy905k0Hz3pg6 X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[]; REPLY(-4.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: Y --000000000000f912d405d1915606 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 17:46 Michael Schuster wrote: > On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 23:23 Mehmet Erol Sanliturk > > wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 12:33 AM Graham Perrin > > wrote: > > > > > On 24/11/2021 01:31, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > > > > Change policy about discouraging top posting and convert it to > > > encouraging > > > > top posting > > > > > > Please, don't. > > > > > > > > As I said , > > > > (1) persons tracking messages continuously do not need to read the same > > texts many times > > > > [ plus more explanation....] > > One part you're forgetting is trimming what you're quoting to avoid exactly > what you're pointing out. > > > (4) I am a subscriber of many mailing lists . > > > This is precisely where in my opinion bottom posting shines: if done > properly, I have context immediately without having to first scroll past > the new message and then back up. I find it much more natural than top > posting. > > Regards > Michael > > > > > > To be honest, the policies regarding top-posting or bottom-posting in the mailing list is not much relevant to the Foundation. Ka Ho > --000000000000f912d405d1915606--