From: David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com>
To: yaxp <yaxp@cock.li>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Preferred posting style
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:58:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <LV8P223MB09202F9AC521EBA33E19E5B7A2A7A@LV8P223MB0920.NAMP223.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <22c97b3a-8c10-4ada-b4d5-c68cfa92a8ed@cock.li> (yaxp@cock.li's message of "Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:25:55 +0530")
yaxp <yaxp@cock.li> writes:
> Hello,
>
> Which posting style is preferable in this list?
>
> Top or Bottom.
A decades old argument. Top makes it easier for many mail readers to
slice off all the previous thread history (which the reader has in
previous messages). Bottom makes it easier to have thread context in
the message,
Most Emacs related mailing lists / newsgroups prefer bottom.
--
David Masterson
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-11-01 4:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-10-30 15:55 Preferred posting style yaxp
2023-10-30 16:43 ` Fraga, Eric
2023-10-31 20:42 ` Bastien
2023-11-01 3:58 ` David Masterson [this message]
2023-11-01 7:09 ` tomas
2023-11-01 7:32 ` Loris Bennett
2023-11-01 7:43 ` tomas
2023-11-01 8:29 ` Loris Bennett
2023-11-01 23:31 ` David Masterson
2023-11-01 10:45 ` Ihor Radchenko
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