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Re: Top posting and double spacing

From Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com>
Subject Re: Top posting and double spacing
Date 2014-02-13 11:47 +0530
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On Thu, Feb 13 2014,Rustom Mody wrote:


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> What we need is something like the following self-policing rules:
>
> - First couple of answers, say nothing about etiquette/norms
> - Then start putting a gentle footnote indicating the issue along with the answer
> - If the problem is not attempted to be addressed, increase the severity
> of the warning and decrease the content of the answers
> - Stop answering content. Only 'tag' the mail 'top-posted' 'double-spaced'
> 'html-mail' whatever. No other technical response
> - Stop responding

This works for people willing to listen and adapt.  And that pretty
much answers your suggestions since the email netiquette posts
appeared about a decade ago?


 sivaram
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Top posting and double spacing Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 12:11 -0500
  Re: Top posting and double spacing Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-02-12 21:01 -0500
  Re: Top posting and double spacing Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 18:02 -0800
    Re: Top posting and double spacing Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 11:47 +0530

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