Top posters are the new wave
-----Original Message-----
From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fay Wilson
Sent: 14 May 2004 23:16
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Functionality of NHSNet
In a polite society people will see what the others are doing in a
thread
and fall in with it. Some people shriek and protest & won't do this and
it's
quieter to give in though it tends to produce more of the same. Thank
goodness we don't have anyone like that here!
Yours politely, noting the alternating posting convention. I wonder
whether
you can make emails in a cable pattern to foil spectators?
F
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Midgley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: Functionality of NHSNet
> On Friday 14 May 2004 17:07, Fay Wilson wrote:
> > Top posting also means you only have to save the last one in each
thread
> > and you have the complete archive.
> > F
>
> Not if someone does this.
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dr G Balin" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 5:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: Functionality of NHSNet
> >
> > > Absolutely!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cheerio,
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > > > Top posting in particular reduces the encouragement to quote
only as
> > > > necessary and seems to risk (i.e. actually leads to in my
experience)
> > > > breaches of confidentiality.
>
> --
> Adrian Midgley (Linux desktop)
> GP, Exeter
> http://www.defoam.net/
>
>
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