John Richard Moser wrote: > Crispin Cowan wrote: > >"Top posting" is where you insert your reply to a post *above* the other > >guy's post instead of below. Business people tend to prefer top posting, > >while technical people tend to prefer that you insert your response > >*below* the text you are responding to. > > I'm a business person, but I'm a technical person too. I tend to think > in terms of PR and marketting, but also in terms of making sure that all > claims are technically accuratet, when I discuss things. I like to be > able to do things and understand the technical aspect of everything; and > if I was ever given a managment position I'd prefer to be able to work > with the programmers and engineers below me, but also to have them > actually be smarter than me so I can learn from them too. > > What type of posting should I prefer? I have no idea what you "should" prefer. In my experience, one's preferences are not a choice, they simply are. The more appropriate question is what kind of postings you should write. The answer depends on your community. When writing to a technical community, you'll likely do better with bottom posting. When writing to suits, you'll likely do better with top posting. > >Greg K-H (a senior Linux kernel developer) did a bunch of work and > >reviewed your code. He did you a favor. You belittled his work. It may > >not be wrong, but it is not very smart. > > Well I'm sorry, it just came across wrong and that wasn't my intent. > I'll be more careful next time. So what is it you expected to happen when you posted your code? Crispin -- Crispin Cowan, Ph.D. http://immunix.com/~crispin/ CTO, Immunix http://immunix.com
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