From 20bf2e4fe77fe255ff13a3c35b082e74638a3444 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Beman Dawes Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:47:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Explicitly say 'no top-posting'. Add links to Wikipedia posting article [SVN r40916] --- discussion_policy.htm | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/discussion_policy.htm b/discussion_policy.htm index 3a584af..62cdd9b 100644 --- a/discussion_policy.htm +++ b/discussion_policy.htm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ - + Boost Discussion Policy @@ -146,14 +146,18 @@

Use a Readable Quotation Style

-

A common and very useful approach is to cite the small fractions of the - message you are actually responding to and to put your response directly +

Don't + top-post; inline replies are the appropriate + posting style for + Boost lists.

+ +

The common and very useful inline approach cites the small fractions of the + message you are actually responding to and puts your response directly beneath each citation, with a blank line separating them for readability:

- 
-Person-you're-replying-to wrote:
+    
Person-you're-replying-to wrote:
 
 > Some part of a paragraph that you wish to reply to goes 
 > here; there may be several lines.
@@ -165,9 +169,7 @@ of course, be several lines.
 > reply goes here; agiain there may be several lines.
 
 Your response to the second part of the message goes here.
-...
-
-

+...
For more information about effective use of quotation in posts, see this helpful guide. @@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ Your response to the second part of the message goes here. height="31" width="88">

Revised - 04 December, 2006

+ 07 November, 2007

Copyright © 2000-2005 Beman Dawes, Rob Stewart, and David Abrahams

@@ -367,4 +369,4 @@ Your response to the second part of the message goes here. at www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

- + \ No newline at end of file