[kwlug disc.] panic, do_resume problem

[Chris Bruner]

Attempting to be nice :) see below.

John Van Ostrand wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-02-25 at 18:44 -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   
>> there is a consensus:  top posting is wrong and bottom posting is
>> correct.  deal with it.
>>
>> http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/usenet/guide/faq08-topp.html
>>     
>
> According to the above site, it comes down to customs and I agree with
> that. I didn't start it, nor did I enforce it, but I feel compelled to
> follow it. Chris and Unsolicited I admire your stance to question the
> custom, but you may find that your posts are shunned. This is a long
> drawn out custom that, like Robert says, is well established.
>   
I've never heard of Dick Gaughan, but if a Scot says it, it must be 
true. :)  
In looking over some newsgroups that I'm subscribe to, it looks like the 
majority of people do in fact bottom post.
> You also don't go to foreign countries and ignore their customs. You
> should be understanding if they look at you oddly and correct you and
> hopefully they should have some understanding if you're new. If you've
> been there a while, and you still ignore their customs, their patience
> may dwindle.
>   
Sometimes you don't realize that it is a custom. 
> Also don't forget that there are people to live on the Internet and
> probably have so many threads in conversation that it might actually
> help the reader.
>   
You mean editing out the fluff may help a third party.

Ok, you've convinced me. I will attempt to bottom post from now on. How 
is posting within paragraphs as I have done above viewed?

Oh and Robert if you are still following this conversation, thanks for 
your help, your patch suggestion got me past that problem.

Chris


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