Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder3.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.041 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; '16,': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'context': 0.07; 'responding': 0.07; 'forcing': 0.09; 'thread': 0.14; 'quoted': 0.16; 'url:codebykevin': 0.16; 'walzer': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'putting': 0.22; 'first,': 0.26; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'kevin': 0.30; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'text': 0.33; 'says': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'skip:& 20': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'read': 0.60; 'catch': 0.60; 'skip:\xc2 10': 0.60; 'skip:\xe2 10': 0.65; 'reply': 0.66; 'corporate': 0.67; 'burden': 0.68; 'jul': 0.74; '4:00': 0.84; 'unacceptable': 0.84; 'cognitive': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=uVOZQX0pMJpqGMK8qWXEF7LOObTkvRKk429zMh7ZtGg=; b=r1crVuvkOg2j9PI1QvetOXGOWSGU7pK4RzGCg7rOssasUL/ChGzJGy+sDlMcOjnF2L AkSyiX3QxUKbqrj85ilhi8LAZ9a1yfo2xIsrTHOgA3bm0MyGUabwexE3/mEu6KXuLNOC /9DQEGlX02s+BkDf08G4rFLmR0yUne7sDbPqj9fbwCeNFr8xxuVCCcA9m3wJX/E1pHiy 4I7Am54Cx5i5UkzfSYT49DQ17KMWLZ/aLOmJ9MNGeybyqXNbxZwMMQuRvACXjk9bO52I Ukf91y7ZC/mmN6RhtX8nk8MsZK/V6hyddEJY9aOvZZxm6fdByOA16af8c359/tBJtyGa YElg== X-Received: by 10.112.170.167 with SMTP id an7mr20060296lbc.41.1405464070050; Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:41:10 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <57ajo9poljjre4c4ig0n0ss8kph8k78lp0@4ax.com> <5389cb53$0$29978$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <99b7b2a2-7521-42d7-a5a0-1a35d4d5b922@googlegroups.com> <53C4A454.9010600@gmail.com> <87zjga4j4v.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> From: Abhiram R Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:10:29 +0530 Subject: Re: Python 3 is killing Python To: "comp.lang.python" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c368cca3d9fc04fe431aaf X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 92 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1405464072 news.xs4all.nl 2847 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:41611 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:74516 --001a11c368cca3d9fc04fe431aaf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:00 AM, Kevin Walzer wrote: > "Top posting" is the practice of responding to an e-mail thread by puttin= g > your response at the top of the text you are quoting. It's standard > practice in the corporate world... > > On 7/15/14, 6:13 PM, Abhiram R wrote: > >> a) What is "top post"?=C3=82 >> > > ...but Unix/newsgroup ettiquette says that it's gauche to do this, > because it presents an unacceptable cognitive burden to the user trying t= o > catch the context of the thread by forcing them to read your reply first, > before they read the preceding quoted comments. > > > --Kevin > -- > Kevin Walzer > Code by Kevin/Mobile Code by Kevin > http://www.codebykevin.com > http://www.wtmobilesoftware.com > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > =E2=80=8BAah. Understood. Apologies for the "noobishness" :) =E2=80=8B =E2=80=8B-=E2=80=8B Abhiram.R --001a11c368cca3d9fc04fe431aaf Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:00 AM, K= evin Walzer <kw@codebykevin.com>= ; wrote:
"Top posting" is the practice of responding to an= e-mail thread by putting your response at the top of the text you are quot= ing. It's standard practice in the corporate world...

On 7/15/14, 6:13 PM, Abhiram R wrote:
a) What is "top post"?=C3=82

...but =C2=A0Unix/newsgroup ettiquette says that it's gauche to do this= , because it presents an unacceptable cognitive burden to the user trying t= o catch the context of the thread by forcing them to read your reply first,= before they read the preceding quoted comments.


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=E2=80=8BAah. Understood. A= pologies for the "noobishness" :) =E2=80=8B

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Abhiram.R

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