From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 974 invoked by alias); 9 May 2014 01:41:28 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-talk-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-talk-owner@cygwin.com Reply-To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 956 invoked by uid 89); 9 May 2014 01:41:27 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,BODY_8BITS,GARBLED_BODY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org Received: from mho-03-ewr.mailhop.org (HELO mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org) (204.13.248.66) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Fri, 09 May 2014 01:41:27 +0000 Received: from pool-98-110-183-166.bstnma.fios.verizon.net ([98.110.183.166] helo=cgf.cx) by mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org with esmtpa (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1WiZoS-0003jt-Rx for cygwin-talk@cygwin.com; Fri, 09 May 2014 01:41:24 +0000 Received: from ednor (ednor.casa.cgf.cx [192.168.187.5]) by cgf.cx (Postfix) with SMTP id 0218E600D0 for ; Thu, 8 May 2014 21:41:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: by ednor (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 08 May 2014 21:41:22 -0400 X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX1/ScmTP+Ta9XGjqCXaan1Kp Date: Fri, 09 May 2014 01:41:00 -0000 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com Subject: Re: On why bottom posting.... Message-ID: <20140509014122.GA5169@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com References: <20140505144745.GA6993@calimero.vinschen.de> <5367ACED.40409@breisch.org> <20140505154230.GB7694@calimero.vinschen.de> <5367B990.8050907@breisch.org> <20140505165723.GM30918@calimero.vinschen.de> <5367DEE5.5010407@breisch.org> <5367EA1F.3060800@cygwin.com> <5368094E.7040806@breisch.org> <53680C04.6050609@cygwin.com> <536C25B4.8050504@tlinx.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <536C25B4.8050504@tlinx.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-SW-Source: 2014-q2/txt/msg00004.txt.bz2 On Thu, May 08, 2014 at 05:47:48PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote: >Now I get why these people=E2=83=B0=E2=81=BD=C2=B9=E2=81=BE have so much o= f an issue >with top posting. From this=E2=83=B0=E2=81=BD=C2=B2=E2=81=BE, I can see t= hey are really >thinking of and expecting email to look like a chat-log or >irc-transcript. > >They don't realize that some people use email to write >documents that include historical data for context. But >like most good sources, will put the historical context information >at the end in an appendix. "Yes, Derrick, I WILL marry you!", Monica gushed. >She threw the wine in his face, shouting "That was my SISTER, Derrick! >My SISTER!" > >Derrick's face was stone. The evening had very definitely not gone >the way he planned. How could she have misunderstood the situation so >thoroughly? He knew that he had to protect Sally but it was the >hardest thing he'd ever done. Gritting his teeth and dying inside he >surreptitiously put the ring back into his pocket. >> >>"You have to taste this Haggis(1)", Monica said, offering him a >>forkful. Derrick knew at this point that this was the girl of his >>dreams. >>> >>>Derrick bounded after his sprinting vizla(2). "Chauncy! Get back here! >>>Bad dog!" He was stopped short by raven black hair, stunning blue eyes, >>>and full lips pursed in a beguiling grin. >>> >>>"I think our dogs need to get a room", she said. >>>"Err, I um. Heh", Derrick expounded, instantly smitten. (1)a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (2)a dog breed originating in Hungary