[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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