[Python-Dev] Top-posting on this list (original) (raw)

Ben Finney ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Sun Oct 11 13:27:56 CEST 2009

Fred Drake <fdrake at gmail.com> writes:

Most importantly, insufficient trimming makes many of us start to ignore threads we'd otherwise want to read more carefully or participate in, because the tedium of wading through all the quotes to make sure we catch all the content.

Absolutely. This is a significant reason to publicly, and frequently, respond to request inline-replied, suitably-trimmed messages: to help newcomers reading the list understand what constitutes an easy-to-read message, and to maximise their opportunity to write messages that won't simply be skipped as too much effort to read.

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