Hi Susan, On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Susan Payne <susan.payne@valideus.com> wrote:
I'm aware of how it displays in the official archive. I simply disagree that this is easier to read or "good practice".
We'll have to agree to disagree, then. There is actually an existing and longstanding RFC on the topic of "Netiquette" which states: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt "3.1.1 General Guidelines for mailing lists and NetNews ... If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just enough text of the original to give a context. This will make sure readers understand when they start to read your response. Since NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the postings from one host to another, it is possible to see a response to a message before seeing the original. Giving context helps everyone. But do not include the entire original!" This is exactly what I've done on this mailing list, i.e. summarized the original at the top of the message (or included just enough text of the original to give a context). And I've followed the last sentence's guideline "But do not include the entire original!" (one of only 7 sentences in the RFC which is emphasized with an exclamation mark) But, I understand that other people's opinions differ, e.g. see the thread of discussions at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6926247 with multiple points of view on this burning issue. Live and let live. Sincerely, George Kirikos 416-588-0269 http://www.leap.com/