From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1STzzk-00079h-4B for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 14 May 2012 18:27:44 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 23A54E0A9A; Mon, 14 May 2012 18:27:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from homiemail-a57.g.dreamhost.com (caibbdcaaaaf.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4FEFE09F8 for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 18:25:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from homiemail-a57.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a57.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC79C20805B for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 11:25:19 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=libertytrek.org; h=message-id :date:from:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s= libertytrek.org; b=lMqfUJsnLHqvchBXjGiD1AXDNX0Uo0531ogtPxj/Tqza+ 36G9X5vJAke+toi+Hkun/TvA/COWPPRwEuvDlggP0jC0yRJRmW1RXCHBTMQ5ovQg PD/6lLf1QbtQxybpFh2qKFIPezdWKZ7U03WCs2NG2uqovB4HkXvcDJeY/3XqSU= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=libertytrek.org; h= message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s= libertytrek.org; bh=vbLQFLmMa13i+ZXS/HCnuoiw6aI=; b=Nr6O2uaeb4CM JICLqdKy3lx44eDRs2D7ApZbGYbBOGc2Slymm0aDE7GWLynqHJ6hgCII2Im4GyJt 2CqWExg6/BX2Iqxchi9pTiHTqrFpN1WD9itNfwn4EYkvv1tDYsmfTAdWNFQVCdmF yV75FZ34SdJLoavQaFtKNTV4CDKvIyI= Received: from [127.0.0.1] (50-76-228-201-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [50.76.228.201]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: tanstaafl@libertytrek.org) by homiemail-a57.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8BBBF208058 for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 11:25:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4FB14E0D.8040306@libertytrek.org> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:25:17 -0400 From: Tanstaafl User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:10.0.2) Gecko/20120216 Thunderbird/10.0.2 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: make of gentoo-sources-3.2.12 fails References: <4FAA2F0D.8080900@gmail.com> <4FAA595A.4040202@libertytrek.org> <20120510162012.74db0575@unet.univie.ac.at> <20120514021324.GA26071@badass.gateway.2wire.net> <335395246A21454687CDAE9ED74902EB@mic2> In-Reply-To: <335395246A21454687CDAE9ED74902EB@mic2> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 74feb5bb-6885-4b51-bfee-2ee67317882e X-Archives-Hash: 5243f23b7d78e344eba63cba3e9bb1b1 On 2012-05-14 11:26 AM, Michael Scherer wrote: > in my opinion it isn't. with top posting I see the newest message > immediately, while otherwise I need page through sometimes > huge amounts of mostly obsolete comments. This is only the case if the person who replies doesn't trim their quoted text - which is often the case when brain-dead top-posters try bottom (aka inline) posting... > where it's possible, I put my messages on top, and I've found > more than once forum-rules that require or at least recommend > top posting. This isn't one of them... > but I garantee that I will get flames, why I do this and urge me > to change my habits. > obviously this is an ingrained habit on gentoo-users, but from > now on I'm going follow my habits and damn the flames. Then you will not get much help here and your participation will be null and void. You should always strive to adjust you habits to the rules of the forum you are participating in... I loathe top-posting, but there are a few forums I participate in where that is the norm, so I just grin and bear it...