[AC-Admins] Mailing list Administration issues

[Inaki Tekalal]

Actually I'm gonna continue to top-post, not because I'm lazy, but because
of how GMail treats replies. In fact, its handling top-posting just fine,
nicely hiding the quoted text behind a tag that can be loaded only if
wanted. This makes the quoted text out of sight, but still lets me pull up
the entire original message quickly if needbe, rather than chopped up bits.
It doesn't do this for bottom-posted messages.

I'm curious. How many mail clients default to bottom posting? Pine is
unfortunately broken on Glider (since I use gmail for everything anyway) so
I can't test the reply system there, but I would be curious to have a list.
You know, since this is aparently an important thing that needs to take up
90% of the posting on this list. =P

-Inaki

On 5/30/06, Scott 'Simba' Garron <simba at anthrochat.net> wrote:
>
> Solei wrote:
>
> > Alright, this is taking things entirely too far.  I vote we take the
> > list administration away from Simba unless he calms down enough to
> > properly administrate it. This marks the point at which things have
> > been taken entirely too far.  This is administrative power abuse.
>
>       No it's not "administrative power abuse".  I'm talking about
> trimming signature lines, mailing list management information, and extra
> whitespace out of a reply.  I'm talking about moving relevant responses
> to be listed directly below relevant quoted material.  I'm talking about
> *me* doing all of this *for those* who won't do it themselves.  I'll be
> making things *easier* for those who to continue to be lazy and not
> properly format e-mail.  I'd be taking those tasks off of those
> shoulders so that it doesn't have to be thought about.  How is that
> making me a villain rather than a hero?  It's like you're getting your
> own, personal e-mail butler, and not having to pay for it.  Laziness can
> continue and the list still ends up with a standardized, perfect look
> and feel.  I really don't get the whole OMG ADMIN ABUSE attitude.  It's
> not like I'm suggesting that I censor the content of the posts.  I'd
> just be providing a beautiful, standardized, perfected markup for them.
>
>       Also, I didn't actually do anything to the mailing list settings.
> The statement was made to test if anyone would go all emo on me instead
> of be logical about it.  You failed the test with grounded grayscale.
> Now I'm filled with worry, doubt, and disappointment since I can't trust
> that you'll be someone who I can count on to have logical thought
> progression in the future.  "Oh cool, we can continue to be lazy" would
> have been a correct response.  "OMG ADMIN POWER ABUSE HE MUST BE
> STOPPED" is an incorrect, illogical, completely ridiculous response.
>
> > I'll run the mailing list server if no one else is willing to put
> > forth the effort to make this happen.
>
>       I'm already putting forth more effort than anyone else would be
> willing to, I can assure you.  I think I'm getting an ulcer.  :p
>
> --
> Scott 'Simba' Garron
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