RE: FN-FORUM: OFFFF FORUM: graphic designer/illustrator needing help with website

date posted 2nd October 2006 14:18

Paul,

That's your concept of politeness not theirs and certainly not mine,

Sometimes I top post, sometimes I bottom post, sometimes I edit and
sometimes I don't, it all depends on what I am replying too and if I have
time.

Your attitude to posts is taken from BBS days when it was simply polite to
send as little text as possible to save users time downloading (And
transferring in the case of Fido net mail), on the internet it makes little
or no difference and maybe you should be worried more about spam and the
ever appearing auto-responses problem here.

If you are so anal about it setup your own forum and go be anal in that
because im certainly not going to change my ways because you find it rude
and I suspect neither are a lot of others here.

Sam Morgan
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> -----Original Message-----
> On 2 Oct 2006, at 12:10, Richard Flack wrote:
>
> > You have your method of posting, they have theirs. It's a
> difference
> > of opinion, and I think it's highly arrogant for you to
> expect them to
> > conform to *your* personal standards when it's just netiquette we're
> > talking about here.
>
> That's the same as me saying "Well, I think it's OK for me to
> turn up
> 2 hours late and call them a bastard when I get there - it's just a
> meeting. How dare they be so arrogant as to expect me to conform to
> *their* personal standards, who do they think they are?"
>
> Politeness isn't about rules, it's just an accepted form
> within society.
>
> Top-posting, not removing copious quotes off the bottom, etc.
> is like
> not bothering to learn basic business etiquette. Sure, I'll tolerate
> it, just don't expect me not to call it rude. Expect me to not want
> to do business with you. Hell, if you're trying to sell me
> something,
> don't be surprised if you've lost the sale right there.
>
> I do 98% of my business online. Why should 'netiquette' not have the
> same importance within my business transactions as personal
> etiquette
> would have if I did 98% of my business face-to-face?
>
> > There is no right or wrong answer here. Yes, bottom posting is more
> > logical, but that doesn't make it 'right', just more sensible.
>
> If you think I'm being harsh here, you should have seen what
> happened
> to top-posters back in 1992...
>
> > As for the meetings, well that comparison is just plain silly isn't
> > it? That's like comparing fish to wood.
>
> The comparison holds: politeness is politeness, business
> etiquette is
> business etiquette. Around 95% of people I know think being late for
> a meeting is rude, around 90% of the people I know find top-posting
> and non-trimmed-quoting rude.