| From: | Tom Browder <tom(dot)browder(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | "Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)" <postgresql(at)mailpen(dot)com>, Erik Robins <erik(dot)robins(at)gmail(dot)com>, Grant Hopper <kb7wsd(at)gmail(dot)com>, Scott Honaker <scott(dot)n7ss(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: bottom / top posting |
| Date: | 2021-06-09 22:10:57 |
| Message-ID: | CAFMGiz8H787aTuwW5tyb8tL3z455eOofowCNCZdkmTHNtaoOEg@mail.gmail.com |
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On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 17:05 Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> "Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)" <postgresql(at)mailpen(dot)com> writes:
> > Top-posting has been the predominantly common practice in the business &
> > government world for decades, & it is easy to adapt to.
But it sure adds to the digital clutter!
The reason why the old-timers around here are sticky about this is that
> we believe we are writing for the mailing list archives. Gmail-style
I agree wholeheartedly, Tom.
>
I realize that a lot of posters to these lists can't be bothered to
> save a few seconds of my time. That's fine; I tend to stop reading
> their messages right away.
Ditto.
Best regards,
-Tom Browder
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