[Namron] Excessive replies

[Donnchadh]

I have to agree with Grimmie here.

So long as the new message is at the top, then it doesn't cause any extra work for the reader.  If you don't need the rest of the conversation, just ignore what is below the sig.  On the other hand, it makes it very convienent for some readers to have the full thread of the conversation.  I also feel that it is much easier to take things out of context when selecting little snipets to quote.  If people are putting their comments at the bottom of the thread, or their sig is at the bottom of the thread where you have to scroll through the entire thing just to make sure you've read everything, then I can understand the frustration.  But in that case, I feel that the solution is to put anything new (including the sig) at the top of the message, not deleting the rest of the conversation.

And yes, I realize that I am doing right now exactly what Ulf is talking about.  I'm not doing it out of spite, lazyness, or because I haven't given it any thought.  I'm doing it this way because a really think this is the proper way to do things.

Respectfully,
Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair 
Barony of Namron 
Honorable Brotherhood of Brewers, Mazers, and Vintners 
 
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Grimmie" <ldgrimhun at cox.net> 
To: "Barony of Namron" <namron at ansteorra.org> 
Sent: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:36:21 -0500 
Subject: Re: [Namron] Excessive replies 

> I hate some to send a message and I have to go look 
> for the email that they are referencing  to see what they 
> are talking about. I do not save email list postings so 
> I have to go to the website to see what they are talking 
> about or I ignore the email because they deleted 
> the quote of the email they are replying to.  That is 
> what a reply is for. Set your email program to put 
> your post at the top not bottom. 
> Ron Dawdy 
> Grimhun 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ulf Gunnarsson" <ulfie at cox.net> 
> To: <namron at ansteorra.org> 
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 2:14 AM 
> Subject: [Namron] Excessive replies 
> 
> > 190 messages in the last two weeks.  Don't you people watch TV or 
> > something? 
> > 
> > As I stated at populace meeting, I have no authority on this mailing 
> > list (must be the green kryptonite...)  But it is polite to TRIM 
> > messages when replying, especially the mailing list stuff that show up 
> > at the bottom of each message.  I also consider it a good thing to trim 
> > out the reply to the reply to the reply... except where such addition is 
> > necessary to the argument or content of YOUR message. 
> > 
> > One of you has (successfully) argued with me that it is necessary 
> > sometimes to keep not just one level back but possible more of the 
> > previous levels of replies in order for the message to be understood. 
> > The majority of the items in the past two weeks where this has been done 
> > really didn't fall into that category. 
> > 
> > Be kind.  Please trim the crap off the end of things you reply to. Leave 
> > out unnecessary replies to replies.  And remember that this list serves 
> > as a window from the modern world to our Society and our Barony.  A 
> > little ki-i-i-i-dding is funny, but let's not let it get to the point 
> > that we need an Adult Verification System to sign up for the list. 
> > Please? 
> > 
> > I am also going to irritate a few people in a few minutes.  I made a 
> > list of everyone that replied to a reply to a messages, or replies to 
> > those, or etc... that did NOT trim the old stuff out.  Why?  Because I 
> > used to be a herald, and we make lists of things. Twenty people did at 
> > least a reply to a reply without trimming it up.  Ten did it at least 
> > three times.  There were two people that had SIX layers of replies in 
> > their message. 
> > 
> > I am sending an email to seven people who did it at least four times in 
> > the past two weeks.  Most are good friends of mine.  Sorry, guys, love 
> > you but... things have gotten excessive.  Take this as advice, 'kay? 
> > 
> > Baron Ulf 
> > 
> > 
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