Re: bottom / top posting

From: Nikolay Samokhvalov <samokhvalov(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: bottom / top posting
Date: 2021-06-11 17:47:09
Message-ID: CANNMO+L-gBY2QJ+hAstDhXgO7MQ2pUJHJw4qND=oVt02U7ZFqw@mail.gmail.com
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My thoughts: https://twitter.com/samokhvalov/status/1403408281389789189.
Apologies for top-posting.

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 10:04 AM Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:21:00PM +0200, Peter J. Holzer wrote:
> > > I wonder about the tolerance of the world we live in. Somehow, I can
> deal with
> > > top-posting, bottom-posting, middle-posting, HTML eMail, straight-text
> eMails,
> > > 80-column eMails, variable-width eMails, occasional ALL CAPS eMails, &
> stupid
> > > multi-line signatures, all without getting my tail in a knot over it.
> >
> > I can deal with it. Especially when I'm paid for it. I think it's a
> > waste of my time (but if somebody else pays ...) and it is inefficient,
> > as it is very easy to overlook relevant details in that ever-growing
> > mess. I never understood why so many people hated e-mail as a
> > communication medium. Now I do.
> ------------------------------
>
> OK, that was profound. I also wondered why people hate email, and now
> also know the answer. I also can't figure out how people can use
> streaming chat for complex, multi-day communication since it feels just
> like top-posting email.
>
> --
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> https://momjian.us
> EDB https://enterprisedb.com
>
> If only the physical world exists, free will is an illusion.
>
>
>
>

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