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top-posting (was Re: patch for merging graphite branch (before tuplification))
- From: "Andrew Pinski" <pinskia at gmail dot com>
- To: "Jack Howarth" <howarth at bromo dot msbb dot uc dot edu>
- Cc: "GCC Development" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 14:25:49 -0700
- Subject: top-posting (was Re: patch for merging graphite branch (before tuplification))
Is there a reason why you top-post? Usually for email lists
top-posting is discouraged as it makes it harder to understand which
part of the email you are replying to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style has some good information
about the different posting styles. I think the best quote is:
"was the original Usenet standard invented and used years before the
existence of the WWW and the widespread public use of e-mail and the
Internet in general".
Really inline posting is the best way to post replies as it is like a
conversation, and you are answering the questions or asking questions
about specific parts of the email.
Thanks,
Andrew Pinski
PS if you do a search of "top-posting" on gcc.gnu.org you will find
more people complaining about the use of top posting too.