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Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? )
From: gord <gordslater () ieee org>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:45:36 +0100
On Tue, 2011-04-12 at 07:58 -0400, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:17:54 +0100 gord <gordslater () ieee org> wrote:I wasn't pedantic or impolite enough to suggest that it was off-topic here (which, technically, it is), simply saying that it was doing myActually, I don't think it is off-topic. Meta-discussions about the list are considered on-topic for the list. This is a discussion about whether the rules for the list should be changed and so is on-topic.
I was referring to my initial post/comment that started all of this, _that_ thread was technically off-topic when referring to software methods, though that's largely irrelevant and I personally couldn't give a hoot. http://www.nanog.org/mailinglist/listfaqs/topicfaq.php?qt=offtopic&q=all refers. Now I sound like a bookthumper :) What I was originally saying was "I'm confused - this is a bottom-post list by the list convention, but top-posting is happening to my detriment" Stepping back from it, I think I'll take a break from this for a weeks - contact by phone/irc and noc@ only please. If you don't have the numbers, well, tough. gord --
Current thread:
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ), (continued)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Todd Lyons (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) John Levine (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Jay Ashworth (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Michael DeMan (Apr 11)
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- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Tim Chown (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Michael DeMan (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Mikael Abrahamsson (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) gord (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) gord (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: AnySuggestions as to anAlternative? ) Michael Painter (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) D'Arcy J.M. Cain (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) William Herrin (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) JC Dill (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 12)
- Re: Top-posting (was: Barracuda Networks is at it again: Any Suggestions as to anAlternative? ) Jay Ashworth (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting Daniel Staal (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting Jay Ashworth (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting bmanning (Apr 11)
- Re: Top-posting Owen DeLong (Apr 11)