Re: git-scm.com

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To: Scott Chacon <schacon@...>
Cc: Patrick Aljord <patcito@...>, git list <git@...>
Date: Friday, July 25, 2008 - 10:45 pm

Hi,

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008, Scott Chacon wrote:

> 5 links in the middle?

What 5 links in the middle?

*scrolls down*

Ah, the top-posting syndrome.

Old quote, but more valid than ever:

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

I find it almost comical that people do not realize how unnaturally they
behave, and how hard they make it on their recipients, when they top-post.

Oh, and usually, I take top-posting as a clear sign that the poster is not
worth replying to. Take this mail as a sign that I take care of what you
said, _in spite of_ your top-posting.

Ciao,
Dscho

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git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Fri Jul 25, 1:35 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Jakub Narebski, (Sat Jul 26, 4:03 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sat Jul 26, 9:07 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Johannes Schindelin, (Fri Jul 25, 10:25 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Stephan Beyer, (Fri Jul 25, 10:54 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Johannes Schindelin, (Fri Jul 25, 11:07 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 12:55 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Martin Langhoff, (Sat Jul 26, 3:21 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Fri Jul 25, 10:33 pm)
Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Fri Jul 25, 9:53 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 3:07 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sat Jul 26, 10:17 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Fri Jul 25, 10:09 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sat Jul 26, 12:09 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sun Jul 27, 8:35 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 2:43 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sat Jul 26, 4:17 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Jakub Narebski, (Sat Jul 26, 4:24 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sat Jul 26, 4:32 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Jonas Fonseca, (Sun Aug 3, 10:50 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sun Aug 3, 6:00 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sat Jul 26, 3:11 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sat Jul 26, 11:15 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 3:27 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Rene Herman, (Sat Jul 26, 10:48 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Jakub Narebski, (Sat Jul 26, 11:21 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 11:32 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Jakub Narebski, (Sat Jul 26, 11:39 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Sverre Rabbelier, (Sat Jul 26, 3:52 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Johannes Schindelin, (Sat Jul 26, 12:28 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sat Jul 26, 12:49 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sat Jul 26, 10:40 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sat Jul 26, 12:37 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sun Jul 27, 8:22 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Johannes Schindelin, (Sun Jul 27, 11:53 am)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Sverre Rabbelier, (Sun Jul 27, 4:12 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Thomas Adam, (Sat Jul 26, 12:48 pm)
Re: Official Git Homepage change? Re: git-scm.com, Johannes Schindelin, (Sat Jul 26, 12:54 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Patrick Aljord, (Fri Jul 25, 9:38 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Fri Jul 25, 10:28 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Johannes Schindelin, (Fri Jul 25, 10:45 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Fri Jul 25, 10:37 pm)
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Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 1:30 am)
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Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Sat Jul 26, 2:33 pm)
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Re: git-scm.com, Patrick Aljord, (Sat Jul 26, 1:49 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sat Jul 26, 4:06 am)
Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Fri Jul 25, 7:47 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Scott Chacon, (Fri Jul 25, 8:59 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Junio C Hamano, (Sat Jul 26, 1:10 pm)
Re: git-scm.com, Petr Baudis, (Sun Jul 27, 7:37 am)
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