Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:114409 Return-Path: Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 92768 invoked from network); 11 May 2021 16:37:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO php-smtp4.php.net) (45.112.84.5) by pb1.pair.com with SMTP; 11 May 2021 16:37:26 -0000 Received: from php-smtp4.php.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by php-smtp4.php.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6E9C1804E3 for ; Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on php-smtp4.php.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Virus: No X-Envelope-From: Received: from mail-io1-f49.google.com (mail-io1-f49.google.com [209.85.166.49]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by php-smtp4.php.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-io1-f49.google.com with SMTP id a11so18797780ioo.0 for ; Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:12 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=Cb60f+Qee1Qba0ZsQSwgz/VYT6yd+tSJvUoKktSCapc=; b=ZYi2jsAPbjsVGcwvtqZG7jUNxzCFK3FM7SUI2a3kWYj5Nk4GfnBoycuQnp/nmDpjAK BwPmscbJnJN6FrOhWszNYpqf9UUGaMOod6esaWVYJxVtCVFBhYEPIdS1ZWaskCM/couf XOGkViq+Oo5e4Etgu0GoO9Il1QAT9FFkAtkF31SCQjdW7Xjq4oGgM202KuVIWzOuZ0XC Y+BUVMQgCb57zjJBa8g+SQszMPI2zpQw6KDsrUmx7nef3KYz/XyPqKLUjb4MZlYmfMvD V71AuazphgBh1ajvoljRoO81mvaw1vHGyYlZU1Lp21kRKWovxHUtYOBdCmqTEV10UCjd ZxKQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=Cb60f+Qee1Qba0ZsQSwgz/VYT6yd+tSJvUoKktSCapc=; b=NW5ds0Jzml49V9Hqd6HOppBLl6GzDFUwzdSWHJcSNbcWHo2v5stc9cq7FJ4FOMdju4 H/Sfjrc+ZbmPWPlGx17fDLF+HwRwShemeo+9HJEdNvDX8gRnDmr2hkvF1nUZy+ZWLcBs kJpqOmwlFV7/Y8Y5ND2DquMsd9VCHXQS5l5C3ccIqxNok9mk0B1UoKhKSnY1qPuDgB2Y E3gxn8617TSGj6IXgm3uYHhbfhTkvgcdS9O5THIzrpv4+4f9cDJCPpiEVuSz+mCEcrcu kKTtuj04j6BpSPHBDYa1ZO8q9vMuKBxJJ5fAdJs68Xhh0OR5VJtaybU5yhykFOj+zRvj U/NA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533dfuJ7Hg9Dp1K9TKSGo6lx3tl7BCKGqel87xtlyB2xZ+xdO0Sv zP/fEyGBcCmE1x2yrbiMStCNX50yKrQ= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz2OjRDmquODDQBAzuaXcoAduGzIM5QlwMLxaQ0xQIBNP3yzyYhfBugp8acFs+FnPdZT+k3PQ== X-Received: by 2002:a02:a68e:: with SMTP id j14mr27527571jam.122.1620751511117; Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-io1-f41.google.com (mail-io1-f41.google.com. [209.85.166.41]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id c10sm9905654iln.20.2021.05.11.09.45.10 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-io1-f41.google.com with SMTP id k16so4702942ios.10 for ; Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:a5e:8c11:: with SMTP id n17mr14308482ioj.53.1620751510141; Tue, 11 May 2021 09:45:10 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 17:44:34 +0100 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: To: PHP internals Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000081b3a05c2109ed3" Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Could we drop the bottom-posting rule? From: phpmailinglists@gmail.com (Peter Bowyer) --000000000000081b3a05c2109ed3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Mon, 10 May 2021 at 22:52, Kamil Tekiela wrote: > Almost all new contributors fall into this trap and reply to a thread by > top-posting, only to get chastised by someone else on the list. > I like bottom-posting or point-by-point replies, but would drop the rule and make the list a more welcoming place for newcomers. I doubt "bottom posting" is a term people who started online in the last 10 years know - with today/yesterday's example, my takeaway was the original poster didn't know what it meant. There's also English familiarity to account for. Peter --000000000000081b3a05c2109ed3--