[gnso-rpm-wg] Posting Style (was Re: Proposed Implementation of GNSO Consensus Policy Recommendations for the Protection of IGO&INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs)
Kiran Malancharuvil
Kiran.Malancharuvil at markmonitor.com
Mon Jul 10 14:00:08 UTC 2017
Agree with Susan.
Kiran Malancharuvil
Policy Counselor
MarkMonitor
415-419-9138 (m)
Sent from my mobile, please excuse any typos.
> On Jul 10, 2017, at 5:08 AM, George Kirikos <icann at leap.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Susan,
>
>> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 7:34 AM, Susan Payne <susan.payne at valideus.com> wrote:
>> I'm aware of how it displays in the official archive. I simply disagree that this is easier to read or "good practice".
>
> We'll have to agree to disagree, then. There is actually an existing
> and longstanding RFC on the topic of "Netiquette" which states:
>
> https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
>
> "3.1.1 General Guidelines for mailing lists and NetNews
> ...
> If you are sending a reply to a message or a posting be sure you
> summarize the original at the top of the message, or include just
> enough text of the original to give a context. This will make sure
> readers understand when they start to read your response. Since
> NetNews, especially, is proliferated by distributing the postings from
> one host to another, it is possible to see a response to a message
> before seeing the original. Giving context helps everyone. But do
> not include the entire original!"
>
> This is exactly what I've done on this mailing list, i.e. summarized
> the original at the top of the message (or included just enough text
> of the original to give a context). And I've followed the last
> sentence's guideline "But do not include the entire original!" (one of
> only 7 sentences in the RFC which is emphasized with an exclamation
> mark)
>
> But, I understand that other people's opinions differ, e.g. see the
> thread of discussions at:
>
> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6926247
>
> with multiple points of view on this burning issue. Live and let live.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> George Kirikos
> 416-588-0269
> http://www.leap.com/
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