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From: Bill in Co on 13 Jul 2010 23:41 Daave wrote: > Many people (myself included) prefer when posters post inline and also > snip appropriately. > > Just because many people prefer that method, however, doesn't mean that > anybody is supposed to do anything, though. That's right! Sometimes it seems more appropriate to top post; sometimes bottom post; and sometimes to inline post. There really is no "supposed to". (caveat: yes, I am well aware of some of the so-called "guidelines" originally written by some people - but that's all it is, and it should be taken with a grain of salt).
From: Daave on 13 Jul 2010 23:41 antioch wrote: > Daave wrote: >> In this particular sub-thread, everybody is top-posting, so we might >> as well top-post, too (that is, in this sub-thread). "When in >> Rome..." > > Not everybody is top-posting - some. Actually, look at my post again. In the particular *sub-thread* I had replied to (*at that moment*), everyone else was indeed top-posting. So, I top-posted, too. Had I bottom-posted without snipping anything, it would have been awkward. Now it is logical to bottom-post. :-)
From: Steve Cochran on 14 Jul 2010 08:21 "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:OdptvkpILHA.4920(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) in the > forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very surprised at what > you see. > Well, I haven't seen any formatting issues. Sometimes the subject hasn't matched the message text. > And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts before you > start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many posts being made > that clearly show the sender's not read all of the replies to the thread > yet. > > I just try and answer when someone asks. steve > Steve Cochran wrote: >> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" ID was), >> but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you will be overjoyed >> with the Bridge approach. >> >>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in IE >>> (without >>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too much eye >>> candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the way of simply - >>> and >>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like it. >>> Perhaps >>> the newbies(?) >>> >>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community Forums NNTP >>> Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an improvement over the regular >>> MS >>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! Egads! >>> >>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you decide to >>> go >>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane Microsoft >>> service >>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance too. >
From: Steve Cochran on 14 Jul 2010 08:24 "~*Laughingstar*~" <tiredofthis(a)nospam.att.com> wrote in message news:%230f6kqpILHA.5432(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're responding > to?? > No, its best to show the reply to the right of the original text. steve > PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: >>> But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) >>> in the forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very >>> surprised at what you see. >>> >>> And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts >>> before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many >>> posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all of the >>> replies to the thread yet. >>> >>> >>> Steve Cochran wrote: >>>> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" ID >>>> was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you will be >>>> overjoyed with the Bridge approach. >>>> >>>>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in IE >>>>> (without >>>>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too >>>>> much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the >>>>> way of simply - and >>>>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like it. >>>>> Perhaps >>>>> the newbies(?) >>>>> >>>>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community Forums >>>>> NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an improvement over >>>>> the regular MS >>>>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! Egads! >>>>> >>>>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you >>>>> decide to go >>>>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane Microsoft >>>>> service >>>>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance too. > >
From: Bill in Co on 14 Jul 2010 15:07
LOL. Now THAT is cute! :-) "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message news:8B93FC34-34CC-4C45-BA90-410BCE0EE351(a)microsoft.com... "~*Laughingstar*~" <tiredofthis(a)nospam.att.com> wrote in message news:%230f6kqpILHA.5432(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > top-post: aren't we supposed to post below the comment we're responding > to?? > No, its best to show the reply to the right of the original text. steve > PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: >>> But do check to see what your via NNTP posts look like (formatting) >>> in the forum itself from time to time, please. You may be very >>> surprised at what you see. >>> >>> And please remember to poll the forums for the most recent posts >>> before you start replying via NNTP Bridge. I'm seeing way too many >>> posts being made that clearly show the sender's not read all of the >>> replies to the thread yet. >>> >>> >>> Steve Cochran wrote: >>>> You have to sign on with a "Windows Live" ID (same as "passport" ID >>>> was), but that's all. Try using the HTTP interface and you will be >>>> overjoyed with the Bridge approach. >>>> >>>>> I took a look at the web based versions for support directly in IE >>>>> (without >>>>> using the bridge), and wasn't impressed. just seems like too >>>>> much eye candy. I think the web page forum format gets in the >>>>> way of simply - and >>>>> directly - handling the support messages, but maybe some like it. >>>>> Perhaps >>>>> the newbies(?) >>>>> >>>>> Just for kicks, I also looked at the replacement "Community Forums >>>>> NNTP Bridge Server", which is supposed to be an improvement over >>>>> the regular MS >>>>> NNTP bridge, and noticed it requires .NET Framework 3.5!!! Egads! >>>>> >>>>> But no matter what version of NNTP bridge you use (should you >>>>> decide to go >>>>> that way), you apparently have to sign up for some arcane Microsoft >>>>> service >>>>> (I can't recall the name now), which seems a bit of a nuisance too. > > |