Stop top posting, please.

[Mailing List Account for Jason Runyan]

On Friday 23 May 2003 13:09, admin at kclinux.net wrote:
> Hmm.  Kind of interesting that alot of ISP admins/owners and web hosting
> admins/owners top post without anyone having a little hussy fit.
>
> http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/isp-chat/0305/index.html

They don't seem to trim their posts either.  There shouldn't be a lot of crap 
to scroll through when people trim their posts.  This certainly is a battle 
between those who have been around for a while, and those who just came on 
the scene.   People can behave themselves as they see fit, but to disregard 
social norms in any group isolates you from the main group.  On a forum like 
a mailing list you don't get read.  Which can really hurt when your the one 
with a question.  There is a good reason to respect your elders or the 
purists on this list, they are the ones who have the most experience.  These 
are the people who can help you with your biggest problems.  If you are 
posting in HTML, or participating in something that utterly annoying to these 
people, then they are likely to ignore(probably automate the deletion of) 
your mail.  Much as the most well behaved kids get the most attention in a 
class room, even though it is often the miscreants who need that help the 
most, so it is on the list from those who have the most knowledge and 
experience.   Its up to you how you post, but there are certainly 
ramifications to those choices.  Weight them, and decide if you want the help 
of the people who may be offended by your lack of netiquette.
-- 
Swipple's Rule of Order:
	He who shouts the loudest has the floor.