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Re: top posting vs bottom posting vs quoting

 

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My output defaults to top quoting. I¡¯ve gotten to like it that way. But do encourage people to strip excess quoting.

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Actually, it is easier for screen reader users to top post. It makes it easier for us to read stuff right away so top posting in the blind community is more than helpful. I've noticed that since about 2001 when I first started dealing with email and news groups etc.
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP.
Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

Glenn Glazer
 

Once you solve this, let me know how to prevent people from putting subject lines in all caps...

Best,

Glenn
Re: Attaching photos #howtoguide #wiki

 

...and for our individual groups:

The?Attachments?drop ¨C down menu provides the following options:

  • Allow
  • Bounce
  • Strip
  • Moderate
So there might be no attachments allowed on a specific group.
Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

 

Hi Duane,?

You are correct, it is the "horse of a different color".? The message quoting issue bothers some, but since messages can be read and responded to in several different ways, it is difficult to "solve".

Reading email, reading online or digests are sometimes difficult hills to climb for someone who just wants to read a response.

Larry

"Learn from the mistakes of others, You'll never live long enough to make them all yourself!"?

(No trees were harmed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were quite inconvenienced.)


On Thursday, June 6, 2019, 1:34:07 PM EDT, Duane <txpigeon@...> wrote:


On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:29 PM, Larry McElhiney wrote:
these threaded forum servers
I think that's part of the problem.? Groups.io is not a forum system, it's an email list that has a web presence, so it handles things a bit differently than something like phpBB.? Many folks don't understand the difference.

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Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

Brian Vogel
 

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 01:29 PM, Larry McElhiney wrote:
With these threaded forum servers, there is no need to top post, bottom post or quote, as you can force the message into a thread.
You seem to be under the impression that most e-mail interface users even know what you speak of exists.? ?Let me disabuse you of that notion (and I had to be disabused of it myself).

Also, threading has nothing to do with ease of reading.? ?I have often composed, or read, point-by-point responses to several different prior messages rolled into a single reply.? It is essential in those cases, at least if you want to be kind to your reader, to quote the point you're replying to and place the reply immediately beneath it so that context is clear and preserved.? I'll never expect that someone should have to go back and re-read past messages if they have, perhaps, forgotten who said exactly what and when.? It's my responsibility, as a writer, to make sure that what I write can be followed within a self-contained message.? ?When it's a direct response to the last thing said, generally no quoting is necessary, but that's often not the case, and particularly on a topic that may be in "hot and heavy" mode in terms of volume of messages.

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Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

 

Lol! Good valid point. I have to laugh at your analogy there. Hehahaha.

Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP.

On 6 Jun 2019, at 10:21, Larry McElhiney via Groups.Io wrote:

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With these threaded forum servers, there is no need to top post, bottom post or quote, as you can force the message into a thread.

No one's agenda is going to necessarily convince anyone else to change their own process.? It is too difficult to meet everyone's needs, so most folks just pick a style which works for them and continues with it.

(Personally, I can't even convince someone else how to install the toilet paper roll. :-)
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Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

 

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:29 PM, Larry McElhiney wrote:
these threaded forum servers
I think that's part of the problem.? Groups.io is not a forum system, it's an email list that has a web presence, so it handles things a bit differently than something like phpBB.? Many folks don't understand the difference.

Duane
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Re: Attaching photos #howtoguide #wiki

 

On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 05:14 PM, Ken Kloeber wrote:
Pics end up inline with the msg, text anywhere I want to put it. Ergo:
Except that when it gets posted in the archives of the group, the photo becomes an emailed attachment and is at the bottom of the message, as you can see here:
/g/GroupManagersForum/message/16985

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Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

 

With these threaded forum servers, there is no need to top post, bottom post or quote, as you can force the message into a thread.

No one's agenda is going to necessarily convince anyone else to change their own process.? It is too difficult to meet everyone's needs, so most folks just pick a style which works for them and continues with it.

(Personally, I can't even convince someone else how to install the toilet paper roll. :-)
Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

 

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First of all, love your sig. It's true. And second of all, I doubt that the practice will ever happen in the community as we are very stubborn. The only way I trim is if I get a message that x message could not be sent due to size limits, but that's the only way. Since i have that off on all of my groupsI would not be surprised if messages sent on lists of mine and probably others, are more than maybe 10 to 20 and higher kb in size.

Anyway Take care all and be blessed.

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On 6 Jun 2019, at 9:23, Brian Vogel wrote:

Sarah,

? ? ? ? ? ?As you well know, I am familiar with you and familiar with what goes on in the blind community.? ?The issue is not with top posting, which has become far more common everywhere, the issue is with not bothering to trim anything, which is absolutely rampant on the blind lists (two of which I moderate on).

? ? ? ? ? ?It has been accepted, and sadly in my opinion, that deleting the material below what is being posted is optional or just not required.? And that makes it harder for many, including screen reader users, to get focus only on the actual response.

? ? ? ? ? ?I've been castigated on multiple occasions for not using top-posting exclusively, and I will never do so exclusively.? ?If there is a need to preserve a line or two from a previous message so that it's clear what statement I'm actually replying to I will do what is common practice everywhere else:? top quote the bit for context preservation followed by my response.

? ? ? ? ? ?You and I have almost always been "on the same page" overall, and there are certain practices that are (or at least were) common with regard to quotation trimming in particular that really need to be adopted on the blind lists.? Getting rid of pages of bottom quoted material can be done with a CTRL+A followed by a backspace or Delete key before composing a response, and really should be done and expected to be done.? ?I can't mount that battle, though, as all it will do is get me called nasty names and the claim be made, incorrectly as always, that I have no idea what the challenges are with regard to computer use and being blind.? That change is going to have to be driven, if it ever even starts, from within the community itself.
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Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

Brian Vogel
 

Sarah,

? ? ? ? ? ?As you well know, I am familiar with you and familiar with what goes on in the blind community.? ?The issue is not with top posting, which has become far more common everywhere, the issue is with not bothering to trim anything, which is absolutely rampant on the blind lists (two of which I moderate on).

? ? ? ? ? ?It has been accepted, and sadly in my opinion, that deleting the material below what is being posted is optional or just not required.? And that makes it harder for many, including screen reader users, to get focus only on the actual response.

? ? ? ? ? ?I've been castigated on multiple occasions for not using top-posting exclusively, and I will never do so exclusively.? ?If there is a need to preserve a line or two from a previous message so that it's clear what statement I'm actually replying to I will do what is common practice everywhere else:? top quote the bit for context preservation followed by my response.

? ? ? ? ? ?You and I have almost always been "on the same page" overall, and there are certain practices that are (or at least were) common with regard to quotation trimming in particular that really need to be adopted on the blind lists.? Getting rid of pages of bottom quoted material can be done with a CTRL+A followed by a backspace or Delete key before composing a response, and really should be done and expected to be done.? ?I can't mount that battle, though, as all it will do is get me called nasty names and the claim be made, incorrectly as always, that I have no idea what the challenges are with regard to computer use and being blind.? That change is going to have to be driven, if it ever even starts, from within the community itself.
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? ?Some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn.

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Re: Attaching photos #howtoguide #wiki

 

On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 06:14 PM, Ken Kloeber wrote:
Is there a way to actually ATTACH a pic using a iPhone? Embedding is a P.I.T.A. when trying to organize msgs.
Agreed, and I have the same question. One of my subscribers insists that he cannot attach an image with his iPhone...and yet, he manages to attach non-image files just fine. ????

So I'm wondering whether what I'm being told by this guy is 1) utter nonsense, or 2) laziness in trying to learn his mail interface...perhaps both.

It seems to me that, if attaching an image file is truly un-possible, then the iPhone user interface is seriously broken.?

Regards,
Bruce
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Re: How much help do members need, and what kind?

Brian Vogel
 

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM, Duane wrote:
I think part of the 'problem' is that much of the world, especially the US, has 'unlimited' bandwidth available in many areas, so people feel this common courtesy is no longer necessary.? In a way, I feel lucky to NOT have unlimited internet access, so I tend to think about the results of my actions.
I don't think that what both of us know to be correct netiquette with regard to quotation trimming has been driven by bandwidth for decades now, anywhere.? ?The amount of data in a plain text message or HTML e-mail is negligible by any standard.

It is, or should be, common courtesy to care about your readership being able to read whatever you send easily, and without any extraneous garbage.? That, in and of itself, means that taking a second or two to do a "select all" (even on a mobile device) and erasing everything before replying should be standard practice when context is preserved without it.

It does get much messier, though, as far as trying to do a lengthy point-by-point response using a mobile device, which is one reason I just don't.? I tend to avoid using a mobile device for anything other than reading or moderating, since ease of creation of text requires a keyboard as far as I'm concerned (and that's even with speech-to-text technology - which we've all seen the limitations of).

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Re: I did a foolish thing

Mouse
 

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I did do that (many times in frustration) and then ended up as two members in my group.? I just deleted the one that wasn't confirmed so I'm ok now!!? Thanks for your help!!
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Subject: Re: [GMF] I did a foolish thing
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On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 10:01 AM, Mouse wrote:
I am not confirmed.? Can someone please tell me how to fix this? Confirm me?

You'll need to click on the Confirm link in the email that was sent to your RR address.

Duane
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Re: top posting vs bottomposting vs quoting

 

Actually, it is easier for screen reader users to top post. It makes it easier for us to read stuff right away so top posting in the blind community is more than helpful. I've noticed that since about 2001 when I first started dealing with email and news groups etc.

Blessings and happy Thursday
Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP.

On 6 Jun 2019, at 7:46, Brian Vogel wrote:

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On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 08:43 AM, Chris Jones wrote:
Why is it some people are apparently incapable of selective quoting when posting by email? Is it a lack of capability or simple laziness?
Both, sometimes in combination, sometimes not.? ?But it mostly comes because netiquette is not being passed down and much of it not being passed down is because there's an attitude that enforcing it "is mean" or you get called power mad (or worse) if you insist upon it.

Most of us learn by example and none of us is born knowing how to use e-mail or the internet.? But these days, unless you're lucky enough to somehow land in a venue where selective quoting is expected, and complete removal of any quoted material is expected as well when it's not needed to preserve context, what you're likely to see is "leave it all at the bottom of the message and add whatever I have to say at the top."? You learn that the lowest common denominator is acceptable.

It's sloppy, it makes searching for information maddening, and, sadly, it's not going to stop at any time in the near future, if ever.? ?That ship has sailed . . .
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Re: I did a foolish thing

 

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 10:01 AM, Mouse wrote:
I am not confirmed.? Can someone please tell me how to fix this? Confirm me?

You'll need to click on the Confirm link in the email that was sent to your RR address.

Duane
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Re: How much help do members need, and what kind?

Brian Vogel
 

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 08:43 AM, Chris Jones wrote:
Why is it some people are apparently incapable of selective quoting when posting by email? Is it a lack of capability or simple laziness?
Both, sometimes in combination, sometimes not.? ?But it mostly comes because netiquette is not being passed down and much of it not being passed down is because there's an attitude that enforcing it "is mean" or you get called power mad (or worse) if you insist upon it.

Most of us learn by example and none of us is born knowing how to use e-mail or the internet.? But these days, unless you're lucky enough to somehow land in a venue where selective quoting is expected, and complete removal of any quoted material is expected as well when it's not needed to preserve context, what you're likely to see is "leave it all at the bottom of the message and add whatever I have to say at the top."? You learn that the lowest common denominator is acceptable.

It's sloppy, it makes searching for information maddening, and, sadly, it's not going to stop at any time in the near future, if ever.? ?That ship has sailed . . .
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? ?Some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn.

? ? ? ? ? ?~ Katharine Graham
I did a foolish thing

Mouse
 

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I was concerned about using my gmail address and decided to change it in the group that I own to a roadrunner address.? I ended up booting myself from all my groups.? I was finally able to get back into my group and the other owner made me an owner again but I am not confirmed.? Can someone please tell me how to fix this? Confirm me?
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Gloria
Re: How much help do members need, and what kind?

 

On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 07:43 AM, Chris Jones wrote:
Why is it some people are apparently incapable of selective quoting when posting by email? Is it a lack of capability or simple laziness?
As to the second question, I'd say Yes! ;>)? Many people now days are trying to use something other than a full computer to reply and many of those devices make it difficult to select/trim/edit a reply.? Others are too lazy to spend a few seconds removing unneeded material or aren't aware that their email program is set up to include the entire message, including any previous replies, that they're replying to.

I think part of the 'problem' is that much of the world, especially the US, has 'unlimited' bandwidth available in many areas, so people feel this common courtesy is no longer necessary.? In a way, I feel lucky to NOT have unlimited internet access, so I tend to think about the results of my actions.

Duane
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