From 6c076a050e2ae55a4f272e9bd995efc265f32f7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:08:51 +0200 Subject: How to reply to messages, don't top-post, link to wikipedia. --- mailing_lists.mdwn | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/mailing_lists.mdwn b/mailing_lists.mdwn index f51ffed8..e2936a8a 100644 --- a/mailing_lists.mdwn +++ b/mailing_lists.mdwn @@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ appropriately. Respect this. It is rarely appropriate to cc multiple lists. Sometimes it is. In that case, do so. If in doubt, don't; just choose the single most appropriate list. +When replying to others, please don't top-post and trim the existing text to +quote only the sections you're actually replying to. See [[wikipedia +Posting_style]] for further reading, especially [[wikipedia +Posting_style#Inline_replying]]. + +Also see these general notes about [[community/communication]]. + # Main Lists -- cgit v1.2.3