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Re: OT: reply styles, family matters

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Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> writes:

> On Wed, 2 Dec 2015, Chris Bannister wrote:
>
>>> "Please don't respond line by line. It is patronizing and
>>> annoying."
>
>> What did he say when you asked what he meant by this? I mean, how on
>> earth could it possibly be patronising?
>
> I haven't asked him yet, in the interest of not muddying still
> waters. I've been thinking about his "patronizing" response and I
> believe it is an objection to the obvious clarity and precision that
> inline responses afford.

It may be that inline replies are associated with the practice of
'fisking', which in conservative circles is interleaving derogative
comments with the target of derision's original content (usually a blog
post).

If the only time you see interleaved comments is in 'fisked' pieces,
then I could understand not feeling comfortable when someone does that
in an email reply.

Mart

-- 
"We will need a longer wall when the revolution comes."
    --- AJS, quoting an uncertain source.

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OT: reply styles, family matters Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2015-12-01 02:40 +0100
  Re: OT: reply styles, family matters John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-01 03:00 +0100
    Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Stuart Longland <stuartl@longlandclan.id.au> - 2015-12-02 05:30 +0100
      Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-12-02 20:50 +0100
        Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2015-12-02 20:50 +0100
          Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-12-03 01:40 +0100
            Re: OT: reply styles, family matters "Neal P. Murphy" <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu> - 2015-12-03 03:50 +0100
              Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 05:30 +0100
              Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2015-12-03 09:10 +0100
                Re: OT: reply styles, family matters <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-12-03 09:30 +0100
        Re: OT: reply styles, family matters John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-02 21:10 +0100
          Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 21:40 +0100
        Re: OT: reply styles, family matters <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-12-02 22:20 +0100
      Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-12-03 02:00 +0100
  Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Stephen Powell <zlinuxman@wowway.com> - 2015-12-01 03:20 +0100
    Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2015-12-01 04:50 +0100
  Re: OT: reply styles, family matters "Neal P. Murphy" <neal.p.murphy@alum.wpi.edu> - 2015-12-01 03:30 +0100
    Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 04:10 +0100
    Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-12-01 15:20 +0100
  Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2015-12-01 09:30 +0100
  Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Mart van de Wege <mvdwege@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 10:10 +0100
    Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-12-01 10:20 +0100
      Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2015-12-01 15:30 +0100
  Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-12-01 15:30 +0100
    Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2015-12-01 17:40 +0100
      Re: OT: reply styles, family matters anxiousmac@gmail.com - 2015-12-01 18:30 +0100
        Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2015-12-01 22:00 +0100
      Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Mart van de Wege <mvdwege@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 11:30 +0100
        Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2015-12-02 18:20 +0100
          Re: OT: reply styles, family matters Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2015-12-02 21:40 +0100

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