RE: [PHP] Netiquette

> 2. Always "top post." You opinion, you're welcome to it. Of course, "top posting" doesn't really allow for commenting on particular sections of a message that you're replying to. Mixed posting like this (that I'm doing) encourages pruning of a message to only the bits relevant to your reply. > Having to discover where the real message is is a waste of people's time, > and they will probably just ignore what you have to say. This is always a problem if you quote back entire messages instead of just the bits that are relevant. > Do *not* include the *entire* message you are replying to at the top. This is a > senseless waste of people's time. Yep, but that should normally exclude things like introductions, greetings, sign-offs and signatures. It should also exclude message headers, to/from/subject details and any footers that are added to the message by the list processor. Ideally, you should only quote back the part that is actually relevant to your reply and trim all the rest. Ergo... > >Hey all, > > Quoting that bit is pointless. > > I wanted to make a humble suggestion. I am new to this > > list, however I have noticed a lot of no-no's on this list. [etc entire original message content included)] No need to quote everything, just the bit you wanted to comment on. > >Best, > > > >Jim Drabb And no benefit at all in quoting the sign-off either. In the end, this sort of thing is always going to be a problem no matter how many times it is mentioned. Some people will never agree with your (or my) opinion of correct message ettiquette. Just as some people will always claim that a message about, for example, mysql, is on-topic here because you can use mysql with php. My opinion and your opinion is rarely going to make a scrap of difference. In the end my usual attitude is that if I have to make particular effort to read or understand a message then I'm only going to do so if it benefits me. It then becomes the responsibility of the person asking for help to make their message as readable and informative as possible. The more difficult it is to understand their question, or to read their message, the less likely they will be to get a response. CYA, Dave