On 10 January 2012 13:13, Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Oleg Broytman <phd@phdru.name> wrote:
>>   I am not going to mandate anything (first, I don't have power).
>> Anything is acceptable. But decide for yourself what is convenient *for
>> you*. Imagine you are reading through a big and complex discussion with
>> many threads. Or think about looking for information in the mailing
>> list(s) archive. How much excessive information can you bear? What
>> posing style would be the best in that cases?
>
> I don't really understand the objection. My mail client hides unbroken
> quotes at the bottom of an email, so that I don't see anything except
> what you quoted (if I read my own email), plus my signature. I take it
> yours doesn't do this?

People don't usually look at the archives with their email client.

I agree that Pipermail (Mailman's default interface) suxx for browsing threads and archives, but Google Groups are able to handle that pretty well https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/python-ideas
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On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10 January 2012 13:13, Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> wrote:
\> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Oleg Broytman <phd@phdru.name> wrote:
>> I am not going to mandate anything (first, I don't have power).
\>> Anything is acceptable. But decide for yourself what is convenient \*for
\>> you\*. Imagine you are reading through a big and complex discussion with
\>> many threads. Or think about looking for information in the mailing
\>> list(s) archive. How much excessive information can you bear? What
\>> posing style would be the best in that cases?
\>
\> I don't really understand the objection. My mail client hides unbroken
\> quotes at the bottom of an email, so that I don't see anything except
\> what you quoted (if I read my own email), plus my signature. I take it
\> yours doesn't do this?

People don't usually look at the archives with their email client.

I agree that Pipermail (Mailman's default interface) suxx for browsing threads and archives, but Google Groups are able to handle that pretty well https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/python-ideas

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anatoly t.