Re: [boost] Discussion policy

From: Steve M. Robbins (steven.robbins_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-27 09:44:00

On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 09:29:35AM -0000, Emily Winch wrote:
> 
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > Chuck Allison wrote: 
> > > You (and I) just top-posted :-). 
> >
> > I don't think so :-) You message does not look like top-posted in my 
> > mailer, and in mailman's web interface. 
> 
> I think there is confusion going on here between top-posting, as in 
> writing your message above the quoted previous message like this
> 
> "
> I think so too
> 
> > Hubble Bubble
> "
> 
> and top-posting, as in writing a new message instead of a reply, so that 
> threaded archives don't place the reply under the original in their list. 

Ah.  It would have been less confusing if people had said what they
meant rather than make up a new phrase.  At least, I'd never heard of
"top-posting" before.  Is that common in some community?

-S

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