[Sca-cooks] STOP TOP POSTING!

[Terry Decker]

No.  The problem is forgetting to be courteous to others by not clipping 
messages for clarity.  I top post, because I don't like searching through a 
message to find the reply.  I usually retain some of the earlier postings, 
so people have a reference point if they are lost.  But top post, bottom 
post or scatter the posting through the previous post, if you leave lots 
extraneous material, reading the posting is a pain (a nightmare when someone 
reposts the entire digest with a one line reply).

Since this is a moderated list and Gunthar is the moderator, I assume that I 
am sitting in a discussion in Gunthar's living room and he has the power to 
set the rules of behavior.  I have never seen Gunthar act arbitrarily or 
unfairly in his duties as moderator and I would hope thst should he tire of 
them, he would seek an equally fair replacement.

As for democratic or republican governance of the list, why waste the time. 
I'd rather talk history and cooking than waste time with politics that have 
no substance (remember, Pug is the site administrator and Pug is Gunthar's 
friend, so a practical revolt requires shifting the list and fracturing the 
continuity).  We air our views just as we are now doing.  Gunthar makes the 
ultimate decision.  Sounds fair to me.

Bear

> Well, that's part of the problem isn't it?  Shouldn't this be 
> *everybody*'s list, not just "Papa's"?  One person gets pissed off and can 
> arbitrarily kick people off, delete messages or shut down the list 
> completely?  Shouldn't decisions (rare though they may arise) be made by 
> the entire group directly or a smaller body of directly elected 
> representatives?  Just a few thoughts.
>
> Duriel
>
> Sue Clemenger wrote:
>> I like top-posting.  So do other people.  Personally, I actually really,
>> really loathe bottom-posting.  And it's Papa's list.  If he asks us to 
>> stop
>> top-posting, I will.  Until then, I'll continue as I have, top-posting on
>> virtually every list and on all my work emails to co-workers and clients.
>> It might be more reasonable to remind people to trim their responses.
>> --Maire, who doesn't need to shout about it...